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.
Elija's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Elija received a $23 initial payment.
"My new goal is to buy a ram which I will later sell to help raise some to cater for my family needs."
Eriakimu's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Eriakimu received a $472 initial payment.
"The moment I received the money I became very happy and overjoyed that givedirectly had fulfilled their promise to me because I had an outstanding debt on land that I had not cleared and I was on tension."
Selin's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Selin received a $4 initial payment.
"Yes I have a goal of renovating my house to make it appear like the other's in the village. Secondly, I have a goal of practicing livestock farming which I have seen making people prosper in the village."
Diana's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Diana received a $4 initial payment.
"My life is currently different from how it would have been had I never received the transfer, Iam now owning my shop business though still small but i have an income and i dont depend on my parents fully, I can buy some of my personal belongings like sanitary towels and also my clothes."
Christine's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Christine received a $451 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have,for now i feed and dress well, better than before. "
Anna's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Anna received a $451 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been because am now able to do a course in hair dressing which will enable me start a hair dressing business as a source of income. "
Plista's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Plista received a $4 initial payment.
"My new goals includes: plastering my house, paying school fees for my daughter and buying household items such as chairs and tables on top of a cooking pot and a blanklet."
Elizabeth's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Elizabeth received a $23 second payment.
"Before GD's project I had no income generating activity that could help me buy household items. With GD's project I can afford to buy household items."
Norah's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Norah received a $23 second payment.
"I have a new goal of buying a small piece of land because i am not married and currently living in someones home that makes me and my children uncomfortable."
Mary's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Mary received a $4 initial payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to buy a blanket, building a new kitchen and then finally buying a cow. I also expect to revive my business of selling tomatoes and dagaa."