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.
Zaina's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Zaina received a $398 third payment.
"I never had a reasonable house before receiving the transfer but after receiving the transfer I was able to construct a good house with cement and iron sheets."
Mwamini's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Mwamini received a $398 third payment.
"In my opinion GiveDirectly does well to educate on how the program operates and what we should expect as beneficiaries."
Mirabu's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Mirabu received a $398 third payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never received transfer the because I managed to build a commercial house as my source of income now from the transfer. I could not do achieve if I never received the transfer."
Sarah's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Sarah received a $398 third payment.
"Now I have constructed a house with cement and iron sheets which I did not have before receiving the transfer so my life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer."
Kiiza's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Kiiza received a $398 third payment.
"My life is different that I now have a good house with cement and iron sheets after receiving the transfer than it would have been if I never received the transfer."
Yasin's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Yasin received a $398 third payment.
"I own a bigger house with cement and iron sheets from the transfers, therefore, my life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer."
Christine's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Christine received a $398 third payment.
"I spend my third transfer on land and a cow. I used the transfer to to hire land for growing maize because I did not have enough land to plant maize as food at home and for market. I also bought a cow for a plat of land in nearby future."
Ken's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Ken received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my wife and I had no income at all and no house. We lived in my brother's house with my family, but with the transfers we have been able to put up our own decent house, thank you very much."
Maureen's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Maureen received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have built a decent spacious house and now I feel secure in it as opposed to before when I was staying in an old small house which was almost collapsing."
Brenda's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Brenda received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, l am now staying in a very nice spacious comfortable house where l do not need to squeeze myself with my family, as compare to the old house where l was not comfortable in."