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.
Fredrick's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Fredrick received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have adequate chairs in my house. Besides, I now have some animals in my home."
Eunice's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Eunice received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I now live in an iron roofed house which is not leaking and this makes me very proud and happy unlike before when I was living in a grass thatched house which was leaking."
Christine's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Christine received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my child hasn't been sent out of school due to school fee arrears as was supposed to be because I've managed to pay the fee. Am also happy that am about to have a house that I've always desired but couldn't manage to have due to lack of finances."
Maureen's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Maureen received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am assured of my husband self-employment opportunity to double our household's income since he has bought a boat engine to necessitate this business at the moment he works on someones business and the income is not well paying."
Magdaline's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Magdaline received a $483 second payment.
"You know constructing a permanent house is very hard and since I have been longing for one but never had money, it has been like "a global stress" so when Give Directly enabled me to acquire some materials to pursue this my dream project, I felt relieved and actually, the level of stress plummeted! I consider peaceful state of mind as the biggest difference in my daily life."
Maria's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Maria received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is the joy I have found with the construction materials that I have so far purchased that I plan to use in constructing a house soon."
Konslata's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Konslata received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is the confidence I have found to welcome my visitors in my house which has greatly improved in appearance."
Judith's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Judith received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I cook in a kitchen as opposed to cooking in an open and therefore my meals have remained safe and clean to eat. Cooking in an open could expose my food to dust and again, harsh climatic conditions like scorching sun and sporadic rain could terrorize me while in the process-I was not pleased with that!"
Annah's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Annah received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is the improved living standard my family has acquired so far with the increased income generation the motorcycle we previously purchased using our second transfer."
Seline's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Seline received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I'm no longer a laughing stock in the village. People were laughing at me that my house was in a bad state and I didn't want another man to inherit me after the demise of my spouse so that he can repair it."