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.
Joyce's family
access_time 7 years ago
Joyce received a $463 third payment.
"I am a horticultural farmer, but I did not have bulls for ploughing, and I was forced to hire, so when I received my second transfer, I bought two bulls, and when I received my third transfer too, I added two more. I now have the bulls for ploughing my farms without having to hire. I also bought school uniforms for my children in school."
Joshua's family
access_time 7 years ago
Joshua received a $484 third payment.
"I used my last transfer to acquire a surgery I had problems with my bladder so I used this transfer to pay for the medical bills and the remainder of the money I used to pay fees for my child who is in high school"
Neta's family
access_time 7 years ago
Neta received a $464 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on buying 5 goats,2 dairy cow,am happy to invest mre on livestock.I also bought food,bedding and furniture with the remaining transfer."
Susan's family
access_time 7 years ago
Susan received a $463 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on buying steel doors and glass windows that I am planning to fit in a new house that I will construct soon God willing. The remaining I spent on paying school fees for my son who had just returned home for school fees."
Milka's family
access_time 7 years ago
Milka received a $464 third payment.
"I spent most of the last transfer to pay school fee for my daughter who is in secondary school she is now sure of completing her school, I spent the last transfer to plaster my house since l wanted to stay in nice good looking house as compared to before when l was staying in a very dusty house. The remaining balance l spent to buy cushion for me to sitting on a comfortable furniture."
Fredrick's family
access_time 7 years ago
Fredrick received a $484 second payment.
"If I never received this transfer, I would not have managed to acquire the seats that I currently possess. Similarly, livestock farming that I had admired for decades could not have been accomplished if I never received this transfer."
Moses's family
access_time 7 years ago
Moses received a $467 third payment.
"I spent my last transfer to pay school fee arrears for my children who are in secondary school after they have stayed home for sometimes because of the arrears. The remaining balance l spent to buy cow bull for farming this will easy my means of farming."
Jecton's family
access_time 7 years ago
Jecton received a $463 third payment.
"I had bought some building materials using my previous transfers, but I did not manage to buy everything, so when I received my third transfer, I bought the remaining materials and constructed my own house and vacated the neighbors houses where I used to sleep. I also paid school fees for my brother who is completing his primary school this year and the remaining I spent on buying my personal effects,Thanks to GiveDirectly."
Alice's family
access_time 7 years ago
Alice received a $464 third payment.
"I received my third transfer when my thatched roofed house was leaking, so together with my husband, we build an iron sheet roofed fully furnished with all the amount."
Pamela's family
access_time 7 years ago
Pamela received a $467 third payment.
"I used my transfer to buy materials like doors, windows, and bought a lorry of sand to complete my house that I had started with with my second transfer I also paid school fees for my child who is in high school and lastly I took some money to start a business in selling rice in the town center."