GDLive Newsfeed
We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time. Learn more about how recipients opt in to share their stories.
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Priscillah's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Priscillah received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change drastically in the next six months since I will be having more poultry. Subsequently, I will be collecting more revenue from the sale of eggs and poultry. Moreover, I look forward to purchasing another cow in the future. Overall, I will be more confident of comfortably supporting my family with little or no reliance on aid."
Francisca's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Francisca received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to earn more income from my business. Having introduced new goods to my business I hope I will get more customers which will result to increase sales and profits. This will earn me more income thus my financial needs such as paying school fees and buying food more manageable thus raised living standards."
Selemimah's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Selemimah received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect to have saved money in a merry go round group and will have bought a heifer. I will also have a flock of sheep that will have multiplied. ]Owning livestock will have strengthened my financial position."
Esther's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Esther received a $23 eighth payment.
"I expect my life to change drastically in the next six months because I will be living in a cleaner and better house. Accordingly, I will be enjoying more rest and great health because of the reduced maintenance (cleaning) work and less dust in my house. Besides, I look forward to buying another cow to attract more milk for consumption and sale. As my age advances, I am striving to ensure I have a reliable source of income for sustaining myself."
Anne's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Anne received a $23 eighth payment.
"In the next six months, I am hopeful that I shall have bought the salon equipment and opened a business premise. This shall have attracted more customers and my profits shall be more, and this also means a comfortable life for my family."
Maurice's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Maurice received a $23 twelfth payment.
"in the next six months, I expect to have bought two dairy cows. My cows will be providing us with milk which I will sell and keep some for domestic use. This will increase my income and give me ease in paying school fee for my son who is in a private school. I will also save some money generated from the milk supply to enable me to buy a posho mill in future."
Silvester's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Silvester received a $23 eleventh payment.
"I want to buy a cow so that I will not have to buy milk like I do now. I am tired of buying milk within the village at exorbitant prices and at times I even take black tea because of lack of money to buy the milk. The advantage of having the cow will be that I will be able to sell the calves in the future in case I get an emergency of any kind that requires quick cash. Even if I do not sell the calves, the idea of selling milk to the residents of our village in return of some little money will also work."
Gladys's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Gladys received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change significantly in the next six months. This is because one of my daughters who has completed her secondary school studies will have joined college to further her studies. I will save the money that I get from GiveDirectly to raise her college fees. Besides, I will be more confident about supporting my eight children as they pursue their studies because I will be owning more property, especially livestock. Still, I will have leased more land for farming as I reduce the amount of time that I will be spending handling casual work and fetching firewood from the forest."
Josefina's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Josefina received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I am hopeful that the plastic chairs will have been purchased in large number and ready for hire. By that time, profits shall have started streaming in and the family lifestyle shall have improved."
Charles's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Charles received a $23 eleventh payment.
"I have a plan of saving more cash so that I boost the small scale business that I believe will generate enough money for me. The savings will help me increase the size of my stock so that I do not run out of stock in order to keep my business afloat. I have an aim of continuing with this business into the future even when the transfers from GD will have been stopped sometime into the future."