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.
Philip's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Philip received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life that, l have complete my course which l was taking after completing my fee, my spouse also now has a stable source of income, where by she does not need to strangle so much to get what to eat."
Carroline's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Carroline received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, am very happy and stress free because my child has not been sent home for school fees like it has always happened and this makes me very proud as a parent. Thank you GD for the transfer."
Margaret's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Margaret received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I manage to pay medical bills and mortuary fees for my son who has been ailing for a while now and I am grateful to GiveDirectly for helping me give my son a good send off as a mother."
Eddah's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Eddah received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment when I received my money I felt happy and smiled. to be sincere at that time my child had stayed home for for sometime for fee break but I didn't have money to take him back to school so when I received the money I got relieved of the stress of raising his school fee."
Lydia's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Lydia received a $97 initial payment.
"I felt very happy because my children will never be send home for school fees again."
Fredrick's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Fredrick received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money I was doing some casual work for a customer. I felt suddenly sighed with relief and what went through my mind then is that even if they delayed to pay me as often happens, I would still be able to cater for my family for some time because of GD transfer, thank you."
Josephine's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Josephine received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received the transfer, I got very happy and went down on my knees to praise the almighty God for seeing me through."
Dorine's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Dorine received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, l now have a place where l can spent my night as compared to before when l was sharing a house with my mother but l was not comfortable. I also spent the first transfer to start a small scale business of sell fish and now l am getting my daily basic needs from it."
Seline's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Seline received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I am now very happy because I have all the building materials which I will need to build my house. Thank you GD for the transfer"
Anne's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Anne received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received my transfer I felt so happy and thanked Gd for the money. By then my child had stayed home for five days over fee break and the money just came right on time."