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.
Judith's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Judith received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I now feel confident and my self esteem has been boosted because people who used to look down upon me being that i am a widow now show me respect when they see what I have accomplished using my transfers."
Beatrice's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Beatrice received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my children are in school now. Were it not for the transfers,they could have not been in school. "
Nixon's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Nixon received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is having building materials ready which gives me the hopes of soon having a brick house. This will save me from incurring the cost of repairing my house every time it rains thus I'll spend the money on meeting a different need."
Caren's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Caren received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily is that my income has increased as I used part of the first transfer transfer to boost my business. Thanks to GiveDirectly as I am able to comfortably feed my family. "
Siprina's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Siprina received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that I now have my own cow which I am rearing, and I alaso have iron sheets which give me hope that I will afford to construct a new house for my family."
Alrica's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Alrica received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now live with hope of building a new house for my family soon since I have already bought most of the building materials."
Kilaris's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Kilaris received a $97 initial payment.
"When I received my money, I felt very happy. My daughter felt happy too since we knew that we could now stay in peace in the rental house."
Tom's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Tom received a $97 initial payment.
"Earlier that day my landlord had threatened to evict us out of the house if we hadn't paid house rent arrears of three months and the only hope that we had is loaning from this financial institution which my wife had enrolled in but it wasn't coming through hence in the evening we were seated with my wife hopeless and a message popped in my phone and upon checking it out it was a message verifying to me that GiveDirectly had sent money,I felt very happy and relieve and thanked God for the magical blessing He had given me through GiveDirectly. I am thankful for GiveDirectly and this is a memorable moment which I will never forget. "
Diana's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Diana received a $97 initial payment.
"When I received the money, I was very happy because in my life I had never received such amount of money. I thanked God for his blessings and to GD for the transfer."
Christine's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Christine received a $97 initial payment.
"I felt so excited when I saw money in my phone. I just kept calm with all the excitement as I was still thinking of how to spend it then withdrew it later. I am so thankful beyond words to this special organization."