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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Hellen's family
access_time 6 years ago
Hellen received a $452 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been because I am happy to have household items like mattress, and I have a business helping me generate some money to support my family. "
Salume's family
access_time 6 years ago
Salume received a $452 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been because I am very happy to build an iron sheet roofed house, which would never have happened in my life time had givedirectly not come."
Sam's family
access_time 6 years ago
Sam received a $452 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been because I am happy to have been able to build an iron sheet roofed house, and happy to handle such an amount of money in my life."
Zaituna's family
access_time 6 years ago
Zaituna received a $452 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been because I am happy to acquire an iron sheet roofed house which I never imagined to be able to build."
Paul's family
access_time 6 years ago
Paul enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of money to take care of my needs."
Nakatasia's family
access_time 6 years ago
Nakatasia enrolled.
"Receiving this money means I will be able to buy oxen and an ox-plough to support my farming activity, buy a cow for milk. "
Julianah's family
access_time 6 years ago
Julianah received a $536 initial payment.
"It was some minutes past 5 AM when I was awoken by an income message notification on my phone. I reluctantly checked the message and to my surprise, it was a confirmation message that I had received money from GiveDirectly. I was so happy and went ahead to wake my husband inform of the good new. We were both so happy and thankful to GiveDirectly."
Mary's family
access_time 6 years ago
Mary received a $452 second payment.
"My life is different in that, I have built an iron roofed house, that I couldn't have built had I not recieved this transfer."
Aisha's family
access_time 6 years ago
Aisha received a $452 second payment.
"My life is different in that, we have a business restocked, something that was very difficult before I recieved this transfer."
Vigilio's family
access_time 6 years ago
Vigilio received a $452 second payment.
"My life is different in that I have own a cow and started a business of selling bricks that I could not afford before recieving this money."