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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Samwel's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Samwel received a $23 seventh payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will be able to keep some amount as savings for emergencies."
John's family
access_time over 6 years ago
John enrolled.
"Receiving this money is a blessing from God. I will use it to repair my house and also buy inputs such as fertilizer and seeds to improve my harvest."
George's family
access_time over 6 years ago
George enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of stable source of income, I am an electrician but I can not get a place to be employed permanently. This makes life so difficult for me. "
Andrew's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Andrew enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I am facing currently is lack of money to help me build a house for my son whose house got burnt. My son had to go and rent a house at the local shopping center but paying rent is not easy following the status of being without a job. "
Anna's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Anna received a $23 seventh payment.
"I would like to purchase a few household items such as utensils to use whenever I have visitors so that I don't have to borrow from my neighbors each time."
Byogero's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Byogero received a $459 second payment.
"My life is far different than it was before Give Directly because I now have a daily income which I am earning from my motor cycle that I bought using the transfer I got from them. I am able now days to meet most of home basic needs which was not the case before GD."
Tibaga's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Tibaga received a $459 initial payment.
"You know I like milk so much. I bought some 2 cows for milk and this has been my desire. I expect to be taking too much milk in the nearby futre."
Jentrix's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Jentrix received a $23 seventh payment.
"I would love to have something of my own,that is why I wish to purchase a cow that belongs to me and not my husband."
Movine's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Movine received a $45 third payment.
"I hope that I will use the money wisely and expand my business so that completely assist with family provisions."
Catherine's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Catherine received a $459 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have hope of constructing an iron roofed house having bought materials."