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.
Grace's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Grace received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received my first transfer,I felt very happy since I had received money which I didn't have and on that day I had stay the whole day without a meal hence the money was just a relieve for me."
Joice's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Joice received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I currently reside in a very good house not as before when I had much worries of getting cash to construct a better house."
George's family
access_time over 7 years ago
George received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, l am now staying peacefully with my spouse after pay dowry to her people. I also very sure of building iron-roofed house and l no longer stay in a thatched leaky house."
Christian's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Christian received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received my first, I felt very happy which was unexplainable and since then I believed GiveDirectly truly fulfills promises at they state to their beneficiaries through their GiveDirectly's staff who conduct surveys in our households as away of evaluating the poverty level in a respective households."
Milca's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Milca received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I am very hopeful that I will soon build a beautiful house than the one I am living in which is falling off and it is infested with termites. Thank you GD for the transfer."
Gladys's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Gladys received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, l now have very comfortable furniture as compared to the one l had which was very uncomfortable.I am also sure of have a spacious comfortable house in my own home."
Chrisphine's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Chrisphine received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received my first, I felt very happy since I was assured of accomplishing my developmental goals which I couldn't achieve before such as building a decent two roomed house in my homestead."
Pheny's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Pheny received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received my first transfer,I felt very happy since on that day I didn't have any money hence this amount of money brought a big relieve for me."
Emmaculate's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Emmaculate received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, am now very hopeful that I will soon build my own house which I never thought could happen to me and this makes me very happy."
Godfrey's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Godfrey received a $404 third payment.
"GiveDirectly does well to sensitise us about the program and give us the money through mobile money, which was easy for us to access anytime from anywhere."