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.
Francisca's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Francisca received a $463 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on fixing a steel door and three steel windows. I paid school fees for my child who is college .I also bought food for my family's consumption."
Everlyne's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Everlyne enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that our life will change because we will invest in poultry business and sell both eggs and chicken. In this way we will save money to finance our children's education in the near future. "
Mary's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Mary received a $463 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on purchasing furniture, that was a bed and a sofa set. I seriously lacked those two items but due to poverty I could not acquire them. Other than those, I purchased some livestock as a way of investing a portion of my transfer for future use."
Evaline's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Evaline received a $466 third payment.
"If I would not have received the transfer, I would not have built a house for my children to sleep in because they would sleep in a different homestead from mine which always worried me alot and also my life has improved alot because of the transfers. Thank you GD for the transfer"
Beryl's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Beryl received a $466 third payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that I have built a decent spacious house which accommodates my family comfortably that I never knew I could have and now I find it friendly hosting my visitors."
Josephine's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Josephine enrolled.
"The biggest hardship in my life is feeding my family because my farm was infested by army worms and I did not get any harvest. "
Rose's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"The biggest hardship in my life is paying school fees for my children. I have a son who is supposed to join the University but I am not able to raise the fee alone. There are others in high school too. "
Ruth's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Ruth received a $462 third payment.
"My life is different in that I now have a source of income from the business I opened thus I can easily meet my daily needs."
Violet's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Violet received a $465 third payment.
"If I would not have received the transfer, I would not have enrolled my sibling in college and also I would not have lived in a three roomed house which is plastered and very beautiful. Thank you GD for the transfer"
Pencila's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Pencila received a $462 third payment.
"In my opinion, GiveDirectly did so well in assuring us of the transfers at an interval of two months that resulted to development of much trust."