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.
Nangobi's family
access_time 6 years ago
Nangobi received a $467 initial payment.
"Before I was renting but now I do own land where I do plan to rattle and do my farming. My hopes are now clear than it was before I recieved this transfer from Give Directly. "
Lucy's family
access_time 6 years ago
Lucy enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i have faced is the death of my 4 children which left us depressed."
Lucas's family
access_time 6 years ago
Lucas enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is constant lack of money to pay rent. I am a casual worker and jobs have become unreliable in the recent past. "
Namukose's family
access_time 6 years ago
Namukose received a $467 second payment.
"She is now stress free because her son was going to miss his gradiation because he had not completed graduation fees but when she received money from GiveDirectly, she was able to pay off the remaining balance and now her son is ready for graduation."
Joyce's family
access_time 6 years ago
Joyce enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of stable job that my family can rely on. Currently, my husband is doing casual jobs with little pay. This is unreliable and we sometimes go without a meal."
Jeneti's family
access_time 6 years ago
Jeneti received a $448 second payment.
"The big difference is that the transfer helped me build a good house."
Lewnida's family
access_time 6 years ago
Lewnida enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is lack of a good house and money to take my children to school, this has made my children not to get a better education."
Mwenda's family
access_time 6 years ago
Mwenda enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of income which makes it hard for me to sufficiently provide basic needs especially food for my family. "
Edna's family
access_time 6 years ago
Edna enrolled.
"Being a single mother and raising children single handedly is the biggest hardship I have faced in life since I had to work extra hard to provide for them."
Mary's family
access_time 6 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i have faced in my life is sleeping in a grass thatched house that leaks whenever it rains. There are no resources to have a better house built."