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.
Jesca's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Jesca received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different in that my life is now stable than it was before. I can now afford medical care and good food for my family."
Teddy's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Teddy received a $453 second payment.
"Our lives were in a sorry state. We were desperate and hopeless but when we received the transfers out lives became better and that is a very big difference."
John's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
John received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different in a way that these days am able to foot my bills for example medical bills that I couldn't have been able to if givedirectly had not given me the money. "
Loy's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Loy received a $453 second payment.
"I am now in position to treat myself; send children to school and sleep well; this all was a dream in the past that I couldn't believe would come true one day."
Lorna's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Lorna received a $453 second payment.
"I am healthier now. I would have died long time if it wasn't because of the give direct transfer that helped me to treat myself from stroke."
Christine's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Christine received a $4 initial payment.
"My life is currently different from how It would have been if I had never received the transfer in that, I managed to buy a coak chicken since I want to start poultry farming."
Julias's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Julias received a $4 initial payment.
"I have been thinking of building a house for awhile, now i am becoming sure that its going to be a reality soon with the coming of the transfers."
Pamela's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Pamela received a $4 initial payment.
"My new goal is to transform my life by stopping to offer odd jobs which are exploitative by nature, and reviving my collapsed small scale business (sugar, soap, cooking oil, vegetables) from which I used to do much better."
Margaret's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Margaret received a $493 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that, I managed to renovate my house hence I nolonger think about smearing my house anymore and with the window that I fixed currently their is plenty of fresh air that flows in my house."
Nancy's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Nancy received a $4 initial payment.
"My life is currently different from how it would have been before receiving the money since i feel happy to having made a great step to own a chicken since i did not own even one."