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 $485 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that currently, I live more peacefully since the transfers enabled me to clear the whole year school fees for my children in a secondary school. I believe that if it were not these transfer, my children would now be staying at home with me."
Damaris's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Damaris received a $97 initial payment.
"I felt very happy when I received the money because it gave me hope of being able to afford to buy food and a few household items "
Gladys's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Gladys received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment when i received this money i was really for i was sure my life was changing."
Esther's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Esther received a $97 initial payment.
"I felt very happy when I received the money because it gave me hope of buying a few household items that I lacked during that time"
Lilian's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Lilian received a $485 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that currently, I live in a peaceful state of mind. Before then, I was never settled since I never had a better house-I used to run to my parent's home all the time due to quarrels that would arise between me and my husband anytime we could discuss about having a better house. "
Alex's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Alex received a $485 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my desire of owning a home is at the verge of being realised since I've bought most of the building materials and only waiting to perform some traditions then execute my plan."
Jackline's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Jackline received a $97 initial payment.
"I felt so excited when I received the money because I didn't have any at the time I received it."
Alice's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Alice received a $97 initial payment.
"I felt so excited when I received the money because it didn't have any."
Benter's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Benter received a $97 initial payment.
"I felt so excited when I received the money because I didn't have faith that I will received it one day."
Angeline's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Angeline received a $485 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving transfers from Give Directly is that educating my children has been that a walk in the park. I don't need to struggle anymore for this year school fees since I had cleared it."