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.
Jane's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Jane enrolled.
"Receiving this money means I will be in position to pay school fees for my children "
Benedictine's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Benedictine enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I am facing in life is lack of self owned land. I have lived in squatters for along time with constant evictions which usually make me unstable. I hope this transfer will eventually liberate me from this problem."
Gideon's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Gideon enrolled.
"Receiving this money means I will be in position to by livestock for myself "
Bernard's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Bernard enrolled.
"Receiving this money is a good news to me, I am glad to be enrolled in the program and I am planning to spend my transfer to build a new house and to start a new business."
Samuel's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Samuel enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is lack of capital to invest in farming. I have knowledge about farming but I can not practice it. This has made me lack food for the entire period of my life."
Joyce's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Joyce enrolled.
"My plan is to pay school fees with the transfers for my children studying in ogunga secondary school."
Benson's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Benson enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is how to pay school fees for my children. I retired seven years ago, therefore I can not afford to cater for my children's education needs. Last term they missed some exams because they were sent home due to lack of school fees. "
Caroline's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Caroline enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I currently face is lack of enough money to pay school fees for my four children. If I am unable to raise the required amounts they may have to drop out of school and this will really demoralize them."
Samuel's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Samuel received a $445 initial payment.
"The moment i recieved the money, i got so happy after reading the message, jumped up and down, even thought of ringing givedirectly office that very moment, just to thank them, but then i realised it was night, no one would be available to pick the call."
John's family
access_time over 6 years ago
John received a $445 initial payment.
"The moment i recieved the money, i was happy, that is after confirming through checking my account balance. "