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.
Mary's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Mary received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment when I received my money I felt truly happy because at that very moment , our child was at home since he had been sent away from school for fee non-payment. With the GD money his school fee was our priority."
Noel's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Noel received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received the transfer, I found myself laughing uncontrollably. I can't recollect how I commence laughing but I found myself just laughing."
Risper's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Risper received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received the transfer, I felt very happy and thanked my God for the good work of His able hands."
Purity's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Purity received a $97 initial payment.
"I felt very happy because I was able to provide food for my family. "
Caroline's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Caroline received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment when I received my money I felt so happy because at that time there was famine and food was so expensive so finally I knew I would be able to afford food for my family."
Mercy's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Mercy received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received the transfer, I felt very happy and jumped a little bit. In fact I received the transfer when completely frustrated, I didn't have flour in my house and was wondering how to handle the situation. "
Maurice's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Maurice received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that am very happy because very soon, I will move into an iron roofed house which will not leak like the one am currently living in. Thank you GD for the transfer"
Millicent's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Millicent received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily is that I now have my own oxen so I can till my own farms without paying money for someone to do the tilling for me. Am also just generally happy with all the development I've hard within this short period of time. Thanks to GiveDirectly."
Susan's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Susan received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment when I received my money I felt so happy, jumped up and down, put on clean clothes and immediately went to the market to withdraw the money and later bought food because we had nothing to have for our supper on that day. I also knew finally I was taking my child who had been sent for school fee back to school."
Alice's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Alice received a $484 second payment.
"My husband died over 30 years ago in 1986 and left me in a grass thatched house that has been leaking for all those years and it was almost falling on me when GiveDirectly came to my rescue, I now have a very stable, decent and spacious iron roofed house that accommodate me well with my children. This is the biggest difference that I've had in my day-to-day life. Thank you GiveDirectly."