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.
Jene's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Jene enrolled.
"The biggest hardship which I face in my family is huger which is caused by lack of land for cultivation. "
Elizabeth's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Elizabeth enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is swallowing drugs every day since am suffering from diabetis. "
Kamia's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Kamia enrolled.
"The hardship I face is lack of land for farming which has caused famine to my household every year .since some rain season I may lack money for hiring land for farming."
John's family
access_time over 7 years ago
John enrolled.
"Receiving this money means buying a plot of land, constructing a commercial house for a retail shop bussiness within our growing trading centre."
Sam's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Sam enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that i am facing is living without a woman. Sometimes i come back from the garden very tired and hungry with no one to help yet if i had a wife, she would be helping atleast to even just prepaire food that i can eat after doing garden work. "
Sarah's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Sarah enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i am faced with is lack of money. I am not able to take my children to better schools and yet i would really love that they also study up to higher levels of institutional learning. I am worried that i may not be able to meet the cost of education. "
Stephen's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Stephen enrolled.
"Receiving this money means completing my iron roof house.This money will help buy iron sheets, nails and bricks to complete my house which has stayed incomplete for the last five years.Staying in an iron roof house of my own has always been my childhood desire."
Johnson's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Johnson enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i face in life is lack of farming land .This keeps my family in poverty because I hardly produce enough crop yields to take care of our needs like feeding ,buying clothes and treatment. "
Ann's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Ann received a $425 initial payment.
"I was very happy when I received the money because it would help me fulfill the quest I've had for so many years. Thanks to GiveDirectly."
Anne's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Anne received a $482 second payment.
"My life has improved and I feel at peace because I can afford a peaceful night having a descent house that free from cold and rain."