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.
Esther's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Esther received a $482 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am happly living in a decent spacious two roomed house in my own homestead since I managed to buy my own land hence I no longer stay in a small one roomed house in my parent's -in laws homestead. I have also started a small grocery business hence I am more self- employed as opposed to before the transfer when was just a housewife."
Beatrice's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Beatrice received a $482 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is ,I am safe and stress-free since living in a decent plastered and now I no longer get exposed to cold which could predispose my children to different disease while living in a mud house.I have also acquired a goat which I didn't have before hence I believe it will reproduce and that means addition to my herd of small livestock."
Jahanes's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Jahanes received a $482 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily is that I now have all the building materials which I need to build my house and also I manged to pay school fees for my child. Thank you GD for the transfer"
Pamela's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Pamela received a $482 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I renovated my house from mud to plastered something which I never thought could happen to me and am very grateful and thank full to GD for the transfer."
Pamela's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Pamela received a $482 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have managed to build a decent three roomed house which accommodates my family members comfortably which I never knew I could stay in hence living in a small squeezed house with rusty roof and weak foundation has seized to be a problem.Thanks to GiveDirectly."
Hellen's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Hellen received a $482 second payment.
"Educating my daughter in a university has not been an easy task but I am glad that since I received my second transfer, sustaining her education has become easier and I have been enjoying the relief."
Pamela's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Pamela received a $482 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I'm relieved from the stress of searching for my son school fee since I manged to pay most of his fee. Besides, my family adorn smart clothes which I purchased with my first transfer."
Sarah's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Sarah received a $482 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life that I now have a reliables source of income from my hotel business. I was only running some some shop which wasn't enough for my family and had to toil a lot just to put food on the table."
Jackline's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Jackline received a $482 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have good fishing ropes which has increased our income because my spouse can catch sizable fish for sell than before when he did not have the ropes."
Milka's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Milka received a $482 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am hopeful of plastering my house since I have already bought the necessary building materials to necessitate this project and I believe through this I will be able to overcome the challenges of living in a mud house such as water leaking in my house mainly on rainy seasons and frequent expenses of smearing the mud house for maintenance purposes."