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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Peter's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Peter received a $452 second payment.
"My life is now different in that, I been able to acquire livestock that currently engages me when I look after them. This is not like the past, when I never had anything meaningful and productive to do. This livestock has also given me hope that, poverty is no longer and will never be my biggest problem."
Charles's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Charles received a $459 second payment.
"My life is different in that, farming which is the main source of food and income for myself has been made easier with the bulls I bought with this transfer, My transportation has also been made easier with my bicycle and I above all I have got a piece of mind because I can now afford basic needs, I couldn't have achieved all these had I not received this transfer."
Lawrence's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Lawrence received a $531 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfers because I managed to buy better farm equipment for my butternut farming and I am hopeful to get a bumper harvest. I used to have a poor harvest in the past because I could not afford to buy better farm inputs. I also managed to start poultry farming which I am hopeful will expand to be bigger in future. I can now collect eggs for sales and also consume some for nutritional needs. I am glad I have a better source of income."
Maurine's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Maurine received a $531 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer because I am now living in my own compound in a big spacious house which was not the case in the past. I used to live in a small house and did not have any homes of getting a better on. My children can also have all the meals because we have enough food in the house unlike in the past when we only had one meal a day."
Lazaro's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Lazaro received a $452 second payment.
"" My life has changed alot in that I live comfortable life and I have a peaceful mind because I have constructed a three roomed house. Secondly, the cash transfers have raised my self esteem in the community because I dress decently and my home is comfy. Had I not received the cash transfer, I would be miserable and desperate without any hope of a better life.""
Javan's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Javan received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have bought decent seats. currently, I do not have my own, they got burnt some years back. Whenever I have visitors I normally take seats from my mother's house which to me is a bother being that I have to return them after every visit."
Sam's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Sam received a $459 second payment.
"My life is different in that, before I used to have a lot of stress because I could not provide for my family with basic needs. Now that I got my transfers from GiveDirectly, I can afford to provide basic needs for my family and we are happy."
Stella's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Stella received a $459 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the money in that I now have a decent house, I used to sleep in the house with a leaking roof but now am safe. I also got back the land that I had mortgaged which am going to utilize for farming."
Stephen's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Stephen received a $452 second payment.
"My life is at peace than it would have been if I never received the transfers. I'm so happy and wishing if Give Directly could come back and give me more money. I have also shifted from the grass thatched house to a permanent house and my children are at school because of these transfers."
Christine's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Christine received a $459 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never recieved the transfer in that Iam now having a comfortable house. Before, in the grass thatched house it would leak and damage my property and make sleeping uncomfortable."