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.
Michael's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Michael received a $97 initial payment.
"When I received the transfer, I went straight to my wife and we went into the house and prayed together before anything else."
Phoebe's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Phoebe received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received the money, I was very happy because I was now going to be able to change my diet for the day. Thank you GD for the transfer"
Margaret's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Margaret received a $97 initial payment.
"I was so excited and I creamed when I received transfer because it came at a point when I was totally broke."
Hellen's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Hellen received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment l received the transfer l said to myself that truly God loves me and l am very grateful."
Millicent's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Millicent received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am taking good care of my family and hopefully I will be able to a build."
Rose's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Rose received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment when I received my money I had just come back from an evening Church meeting. I felt overjoyed , since there was absolutely no food in my house and we were going to sleep hungry that night due to lack of money. With the transfer, I felt confident enough and managed to borrow some food to cook that night and promising to make good the following day. Thank you."
Nancy's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Nancy received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received the money, I was very happy because I was now going to a step further from where I have been. Thank you GD for the transfer."
Susan's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Susan received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received my first transfer,I felt very happy and that is when I truly believed that GiveDirectly fulfills promises and also has good intentions of improving the living standards of the less-unfortunate household at the community levels by giving unconditional cash transfers."
Rose's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Rose received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have more time to do other productive work than before when I needed to repair my house so frequently, pending a lot of time, energy and money on it."
Maureen's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Maureen received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have more time at my disposal for other work since I no-longer spend time on repairing the walls of my house."