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.
Nancy's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Nancy received a $483 second payment.
"I now feel happy and relieved because I managed to build a new roof which I have always longed for but I couldn't. This is the biggest difference in my daily life."
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'm no longer stressed up searching for my two sons in high school fee. My children used to stay home most of the times due to financial constraints."
Nancy's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Nancy received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest differences in my daily life are I am self- reliant now since I have started a second hand clothes vending business which gives me daily income that sustains my family hence I no -longer rely on subsistence farming which has been unreliable source of food due climate change. I have also managed to have my own livestock that I couldn't afford earlier."
Maurine's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Maurine received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life are I now have enough food to feed on with my family through less hustling as opposed to before the transfer. I no-longer sleep on a mat on the floor since I manage to buy a mattress and now I get comfortable sleeps at night. Thanks to GiveDirectly."
Elsha's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Elsha received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily is the new lifestyle I have acquired. The transfer has transitioned me from the black tea that I took every morning for breakfast to a milk tea served well with other foods. I count that as a very big difference."
Priskar's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Priskar received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that now I have a very comfortable house and all my children are back in school."
Lilian's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Lilian received a $466 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer to buy a sofa set which I did not have, I spent some amount to pay college fees for my child who is in high. The remaining amount, I spent to buy a sack of maize for consumption and other household goods which I did not have"
Monica's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Monica received a $483 second payment.
"My life has improved because I have a source of income thus I easily meet my needs. I'm also relieved having bought building materials which I'll use in building my compound hence I'll be more independent. This is the biggest difference in my daily life."
Damian's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Damian received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest differences in my daily life are I have built a decent three roomed iron sheet house which accommodates my family members comfortably in my own homestead and now I am freed from the challenges I used to face while living in a small squeezed leaky grassed thatched house.I have also added my herd of small livestock which I bought with the first transfer and flock of chicken too."
Evaline's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Evaline received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I'm relieved from frequent repairs of the house since I managed to cement it."