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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Esther's family
access_time 6 years ago
Esther received a $471 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have started a process of buying materials for constructing a commercial house for my business."
Jackline's family
access_time 6 years ago
Jackline received a $22 eighth payment.
"I expect to use the money in agriculture come next season by buying modern fertilizer and modern seedlings that will enable me have a bumper harvest at the end of the season."
Sam's family
access_time 6 years ago
Sam received a $471 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have a motorcycle, I can easily go for my work and take my family members to hospital when they fall sick. With the same bike I can make money for feeding my family."
Makulata's family
access_time 6 years ago
Makulata received a $471 initial payment.
"The moment I received the transfer happiness filled my heart and I gained my lost hope."
Stella's family
access_time 6 years ago
Stella received a $471 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have managed to roof my house which had taken three years at the roofing level. We are so grateful to Give Directly."
Esther's family
access_time 6 years ago
Esther received a $471 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that am happy and stress free because being an aged person getting food was a big challenge to me but since I got money, am able to buy food."
Norah's family
access_time 6 years ago
Norah received a $471 initial payment.
"The moment I received the transfer I became so happy, I ululated and felt relieved from poverty."
Dison's family
access_time 6 years ago
Dison received a $22 eighth payment.
"My life will change for the good once I am able to build my house and have my family live in a more spacious building that can comfortably accommodate everyone so that we will not have to squeeze in a small building like we do today."
Esther's family
access_time 6 years ago
Esther received a $44 fourth payment.
"My goals is to use the join a tertiary institution in the coming year using the cash transfers that I will be getting from the organization."
Roseline's family
access_time 6 years ago
Roseline received a $22 eighth payment.
"I expect that in the near future I will be able to further expand my business so that the amount of money I make everyday can also increase. This expansion will make the business self-sustaining so that when we get to the time when the organization stops sending me cash, I will be ale to rely on the business as a source of income."