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.
Job's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Job received a $466 initial payment.
"The moment I received my transfer, I felt very happy."
Lydia's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Lydia received a $546 second payment.
"Without the transfers, my child would have stayed at home for lack of school fees and I would have no cow of mine."
Philip's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Philip received a $527 second payment.
"Currently, I am so happy having prepared my piece of land so well in readiness for planting. I do believe that in the future we will not have food shortage. Again , for the first time ever in my life, I cleared school fees for my children on time and my children in school. Back at home we home have enough food and we can afford to have three meals a day unlike before when we would skip a meal."
Joseph's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Joseph received a $527 second payment.
"Were it not for the transfers from Give Directly, I would not have bought a cow and my son would probably not have joined college for lack of fees."
Mercy's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Mercy received a $527 second payment.
"The greatest difference in my life is that I now have my own cow which I bought with the money which I got from GD. Also, my children are going to school full time as before they use to stay home due to lack of school fees."
Daniel's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Daniel received a $527 second payment.
"The greatest difference in my life is that I have two more cows in my stock which are about to calf down in a few months. I believe that they will provide me with milk for use and for sale. I will earn money through the sale of milk and will use it for buying food and settling family bills. If not GD, Iwould not have been able to buy a cow since I had sold which I hadto pay school fees for my children."
Annet's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Annet received a $466 initial payment.
"Th biggest difference I have in life is that I now have land where I can cultivate food for my family from"
Madina's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Madina received a $447 second payment.
"The difference is that I having changed life and my heart is now settled."
Benard's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Benard enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is absence of advanced skills and knowledge to secure a well paying job. Accordingly, I have been struggling to make ends meet by handling tediuos casual tasks that attract little wages. Subsequently, I have been living below my expectation."
Sarah's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Sarah received a $466 initial payment.
"I felt very happy and I started planning to realise my dreams"