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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Annet's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Annet enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i have faced in my is lack of enough money to sustain all basic needs."
Chrispin's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Chrispin received a $199 initial payment.
"I had not seen the message at all on the day that the transfers came in. I had just woken up when I received a call from a friend of mine who asked me if I had received my transfers. I did not have any idea that the transfers were sent on that day; i must have still been asleep when the message came in. I checked my phone at that moment and I saw the message. I was really happy. I had to confirm again that the message was from Give Directly just to be sure that it was not money that was sent to my phone by mistake. I was so excited and I immediately started to think of how I would spend the money."
Norah's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Norah enrolled.
"I plan to use the transfers for building a small sloping iron-roofed house. Also part of the money I will use for buying two oxen that people shall eat during my burrial day."
Esther's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Esther enrolled.
"Receiving this money means, it shall help me build a ironroofed house for my family. This will provide better shelter for my self. "
Stephen's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Stephen enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be in position to buy a piece of land for cultivation. "
Micheal's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Micheal enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is lack of enough food for my family to eat."
Justine's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Justine enrolled.
"Receiving this money means, I will use for farming practices. I shall buy cows to rear and invest in crop growing with this transfers. "
Magrate's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Magrate received a $471 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, my standard of living has improved as opposed to the past when I lacked money to meet my daily needs."
John's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
John received a $452 second payment.
"My life is different in that, I owned livestock which I couldn't have bought in the short period of time given my previous situation of buying everything even food, but now I have owned 2 bulls and two cows, which are to help me ease farming and cows will produce milk for the family once they reproduce."
Hellen's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Hellen received a $471 initial payment.
"we had excess joy and happiness as a whole family because we received assistance from Give Directly. We laughed, danced and Ululated Thanking the Donors for financial support. I started having many plans running in my mind on how I will spend this transfer before I even discussed it my spouse and whatever I thought rimed with my spouse's thought as well."