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.
Petalis's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Petalis received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I'm now on my feet. I was absolutely sick and couldn't get better medication due to financial constraint, in fact I was left for dead because no one could come to my aid."
Davidson's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Davidson received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, l am very happy because l am soon building a very nice house that only rich people has in our village."
John's family
access_time over 7 years ago
John received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, l now have a very stable income that can allow me to have three meals in a day as compared to before where l could only afford one to two meals in a day."
Caroline's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Caroline received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I no longer run away with my family to the District Commissioner's office during the rains as before because I now have a very stable house."
Justo's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Justo received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have managed to keep my children in school a little longer than before. One of them is currently in college and the remaining 2 are in primary school. Despite the huge school fees needed to facilitate their education, I enjoy the best experience of a peaceful state of mind as opposed to before when I had to keep on running up and down, knocking the door of one bank to the other to foot their academic bills-all these were just frustration."
George's family
access_time over 7 years ago
George received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that I'm educating all my children and they will never stay at home because of school fees."
Fred's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Fred received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, l do not need to strain myself so much to build my house since Give Directly has given me some support."
Mackline's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Mackline received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment when I received my money I was really happy that I decided to keep it within me not to let anyone out of my family know. "
Jane's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Jane received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that i feel happy for my son who had really wanted to build his own house but could not because he did not have enough funds but was able to accomplish his dreams through the help I gave him by buying him iron sheets."
Dorothy's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Dorothy received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my house is now very neat and I no longer get embarrassed when I have visitors. Thanks to GiveDirectly . My nephew is also in secondary school and is able to attend to all the lessons. "