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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Lucy's family
access_time 6 years ago
Lucy enrolled.
"My top concern is the gang violence and crime because you will find that people who normally do crime are the ones who i grew up with or they used to my classmates before so by them get killed due to crime, it usually affect me a lot just to thinking on how I used to knew them."
Dickson's family
access_time 6 years ago
Dickson enrolled.
"I wake up in the morning ready for my day's hustle that I will have known from the previous day through asking what is available, I then carry out my job and by 4.00 pm I am always free. During my free time, I check out for latest songs online or play football then figure out how to get my dinner and then sleep."
Molly's family
access_time 6 years ago
Molly received a $545 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that I am now in my own home, though I have not made final land payment, the owner of the land allowed me to build up my house. I am very happy I have a home, and those who used to laugh at me are now wondering the kind life of life I am leaving."
Peter's family
access_time 6 years ago
Peter enrolled.
"My ambition in life is to have a stable income and be able to help the needy and if possible own and support an orphanage because I believe they need our help and support in terms of getting basic needs. "
Ibrahim's family
access_time 6 years ago
Ibrahim enrolled.
"My ambition in life is to be a successful businessman, grow my PlayStation business as well as make sure I open more than two shops for the same business because that's my passion."
Alpina's family
access_time 6 years ago
Alpina received a $526 second payment.
"The great difference in my life is that now I am stress-free since I was able to pay school fees for my children. My health has really improved and I am now happier than ever before."
Anderson's family
access_time 6 years ago
Anderson received a $526 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that now I have my own cow. I never knew that one day I would buy a high breed cow which will me feed my family and also get some income from the sale of milk."
Sarah's family
access_time 6 years ago
Sarah received a $545 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money I felt very happy and I informed my children about it in the morning and they were all happy."
George's family
access_time 6 years ago
George received a $545 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life since I received the money from GiveDirectly is that I can now plan for my future and I'm now so busy meeting mosyt of the needs that I couldn't meet."
David's family
access_time 6 years ago
David received a $444 second payment.
"My life is different than if I had not received cash transfer in that, I am now a stress free person after paying off the debts and tuition for my children."