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.
Joweri's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Joweri enrolled.
"Poverty has been my greatest hardship."
Suzan's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Suzan enrolled.
"Am so happy since then we thought Givedirectly was selectively getting recipients but this means, I am going to be able to construct a house for my family "
George's family
access_time over 6 years ago
George received a $23 fifth payment.
"My life will change in the coming six months because I will be able to to have savings from my newly formed group and I will be in a position to make more investments in the future."
Debula's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Debula received a $454 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is happiness for i have never held such an amount of money, and also my family sleeps more comfortably than before. "
Simon's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Simon received a $454 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is, i now dress and feed better than before ."
Christine's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Christine received a $454 initial payment.
"The moment i received my money, i felt so happy for i was wondering how to sort out my financial burdens. But now, i feel so happy and free of stress. "
Mercy's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Mercy received a $23 fifth payment.
"By the end of six months our household would have really changed since we now have a plan to purchase a heifer and also to construct a new house for my kids."
Ambrose's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Ambrose received a $23 fifth payment.
"In the next six months, I would want to start a business to boost my income."
Mercy's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Mercy received a $544 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life now is that I am living comfortably after building an iron-sheets roofed house and unlike before my small grass thatched house was small and uncomfortable.Buying of the cow has also made it possible for us to get milk for consumption which will improve nutrition of my kids."
Wycliffe's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Wycliffe received a $474 third payment.
"I spent the larger part of my third transfer on building a decent iron sheet house which accomodates my family members and I comfortably since the house that I was staying in before the transfer was small and squeezed . The rest of the transfer spent on buying food"