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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Joice's family
access_time 6 years ago
Joice received a $537 initial payment.
"I felt so happy because I never knew I could get such an amount of money that can help change my life. I just knelt down and thanked God because I knew the opportunity to change our lives had finally come to pass."
Calvince's family
access_time 6 years ago
Calvince received a $537 initial payment.
"I was so happy when I got the cash from the organization because I was so broke at the time when the money was sent to me so this was a huge relief for me."
Samson's family
access_time 6 years ago
Samson received a $537 initial payment.
"I was so happy when I got the cash from the organization because I had been stuck financially for quite a long time but I knew that this was the time to make a change in my life because I know that opportunities only knock once in a lifetime."
Susan's family
access_time 6 years ago
Susan received a $537 initial payment.
"I was so happy when I got the cash from Give Directly when I got the message very early in the morning when I woke up. I called a friend to confirm whether she also got the message and she confirmed that she had also received the message. To say the truth, I was I was overwhelmed with happiness when I got the cash."
Erick's family
access_time 6 years ago
Erick received a $537 initial payment.
"I bought a new mattress that I now use that is very comfortable unlike the one I had before which was quite uncomfortable and uneasy to sleep on."
Josphine's family
access_time 6 years ago
Josphine received a $537 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that l am now staying in a very nice comfortable house and sleeping in a very comfortable place as compared to before when I was sleeping in very thin mattress. "
Willis's family
access_time 6 years ago
Willis received a $537 initial payment.
"The moment l received the transfer l was very happy because l knew that l will achieve all my dreams of investment and that will be the turning point of my life. "
Mourice's family
access_time 6 years ago
Mourice received a $537 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that l am sleeping very comfortably and also sitting in a very comfortable furniture life a king. "
Lily's family
access_time 6 years ago
Lily enrolled.
"We have been living in an incomplete structure which we started building some two years ago. Completing the construction of the roof and the floor have been a problem since we have never gotten enough money. We have been struggling to settle the payment of the school fees which have been taking most of our money and receiving the transfers from GiveDirectly means completion and settling in a complete house."
Wiliter's family
access_time 6 years ago
Wiliter received a $22 eighth payment.
"I expect my life to change for the better in the next six months since as I am planning to purchase a dairy cow, I will no longer incur expenses on buying milk. Besides, since it will have calved down by then, my herd size will increase"