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.
Pamela's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Pamela received a $483 second payment.
"My life has improved and I feel proud because I now have a neat descent house that I have always longed for. I also have a cow which is a form of investment."
Phoebe's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Phoebe received a $483 second payment.
"My life has improved and I feel satisfied I have achieved most of my needs. I now have easy time while cooking without being affected by smoke because I now have a gs cylinder. My compound too is neat since I managed to paint my house and my children's houses too."
Alfred's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Alfred received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is having bought a stock of maize thus the little money I get I can save and spend on food too. My daughter too now have own bedding so she doesn't have to squeeze herself in one bed with her brothers."
Beril's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Beril received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is having a source of income from the business I opened thus I'm now independent and I can easily meet my needs."
Beatrice's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Beatrice received a $463 third payment.
"In my opinion, what GD does well is that it has uplifted the livelihood of the very poor in the community. At the moment, I'm not certain of what GD doesn't do well."
Margaret's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Margaret received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is having bought a piece of land, I now feel more independent. My orphaned grandchild too has joined college therefore I feel relieved and I'm no longer worried of how to raise her fee."
Noah's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Noah received a $465 third payment.
"I saved the previous transfers then put them together after which bought a piece of land and built an iron roofed home on it then installed electricity."
Brenda's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Brenda received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that currently, I feel good being that I am pursuing what I love courtesy of Give Directly; I plant trees and I rear livestock which will also translate to more income in the near future."
Paul's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Paul received a $465 third payment.
"My life is different in that I fenced my home and now feel more secured compared to the days when one could just cross in the middle of the home and pick anything in case there isn't any one at home. Apart from that, I now have some animals which I bought with the second transfer and can be turned to money in case there is any compleling need."
Syprose's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Syprose received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is the improved living standard that I have acquired since the very day I received my first transfer. I was one person who could rarely afford even a kilogram of meat for my partial orphaned children. I can clearly count the number of times we ate meat in the house ever since I got married in the family."