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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Mary's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Mary received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different in that, I have owned a motorbike which generates income for the family. The motorbike brings UGX 10,000 to UGX 25,000 a day which supports me to buy food for the family and treatment for my children. In addition, the boost in my family's income has enabled me take my daughter to a private school. Before, I had a challenge of feeding the family and paying for my children's medical bills."
Joseph's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Joseph received a $471 initial payment.
"The biggest impact that this transfer has brought in my daily life is that, I bought building materials that will make my dreams of constructing a permanent house come true. Before, I used to sleep in a dilapidated structure with no financial strength of moving my self to a better house."
Grace's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Grace received a $471 initial payment.
"I felt very happy and thanked God the moment I received my transfer. This is because I was going to acquire what I did not have in my house like bedding (mattress and pair of bed sheets)."
Paulo's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Paulo received a $471 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in daily life is that I feel my life is good because I sleep in a nice house. I always leave home happy and overwhelmed with joy knowing that my house is safe from rats and rodents. In the past, I was over burdened by the so many rats in my hut. More so it would also leak during the wet season. I am very grateful to GiveDirectly."
Patrick's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Patrick received a $471 initial payment.
"Receiving my money at the moment filled me with joy. This is so as GiveDirectly had fullfilled it's promise of giving us the unconditional transfers."
Calvin's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Calvin received a $471 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I am happy because I have started constructing my permanent house and I will not be struggling to get rid of termites that destroy my grass thatched house every day."
Margret's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Margret received a $471 initial payment.
"The immediate change I have witnessed in my daily life is that, I can afford three meals a day. This was not the case in the past when I could hardly have one."
Hellen's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Hellen received a $471 initial payment.
"Acquiring the ox that will help me in ploughing and do extensive cultivation and my children being in school and not staying home as before is the greatest different in my daily life."
Yeku's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Yeku received a $471 initial payment.
"The moment money was sent, It got me in a morning prayer and when I checked the message it was my transfer. I became so happy because money is key to everything. I prayed to God to keep blessing and protecting GiveDirectly and her staff for it's not easy to send unconditional cash to recipients."
Chengo's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Chengo received a $549 initial payment.
"I received a message notification on my phone very early in the morning as I was up for my daily chores. On checking to confirm, it was a Mpesa notification from GiveDirectly indicating that I had received my first transfer. I was very happy to have received such a huge sum of money on my phone. I knelt down and thanked God because I knew that for sure the transfer would enable me to meet my expectations that I thought I would not meet due to financial hardship I was passing through."