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.
Caroline's family
access_time 7 years ago
Caroline received a $469 third payment.
"I spent my transfer on buying iron sheets that I am planning to use to construct a new house. I am staying in a grass thatched house that is not in a very good condition. The remaining I spent on buying sheep that I am rearing and the remaining on food for my family consumption."
Christine's family
access_time 7 years ago
Christine received a $469 third payment.
"I had issues with my in-laws over land issues so when I received my transfers,Most of it I spent on paying courts fines and fees as the matter was taken to court. I now have the title deed and I am the full the owner of the land. I remained with some little amount that I spent on buying cattle that I am rearing. Thank you GiveDirectly."
Betty's family
access_time 7 years ago
Betty received a $474 initial payment.
"The moment i recieved my money, i danced around in celebration with joy."
Charles's family
access_time 7 years ago
Charles received a $474 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I now have a peace of mind because I have my own land for cultivation other than struggling for the small land that my family has."
Michael's family
access_time 7 years ago
Michael received a $474 initial payment.
"Laughs! The moment I recieved my money, I felt very happy and joyous. "
Isaiah's family
access_time 7 years ago
Isaiah received a $474 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that am now sleeping in my house which was previously incomplete and food production is greatly going to increase because of the garden I hired."
Christopher's family
access_time 7 years ago
Christopher received a $474 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I sleep well because of the piece of mind i have got with this fransfer, knowing that in the near future i will sleep in an iron roofed house which I could not afford."
John's family
access_time 7 years ago
John received a $474 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that am now free from the debt burden of 400,000 that I had."
Cynthia's family
access_time 7 years ago
Cynthia received a $485 third payment.
"I spent on building materials; bags of cement, a lorry of sand and ballast and plastered the walls and floor of my main house. The house had been looking bad and as a mother, I wanted together with my household members to live in a good environment-a place with little dust that Give Directly has enabled us to achieve."
George's family
access_time 7 years ago
George received a $485 third payment.
"I invested the whole of my third transfer on sugar cane farming. I wanted to invest in something that was long lasting and sustaining and that is why I opted for farming that will generate for me income even in the near future when Give Directly shall have withdrawn their support."