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.
Thomas's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Thomas received a $485 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am able to cultivate my farm on my own without any assistance since I have my own oxen and plough hence I longer practice labor exchange as I used to."
John's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
John received a $97 initial payment.
"When I received the money, I was very happy and jubilated so much because I was now going to a bed and say bye bye to sleeping on the floor. Thank you GD."
Norah's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Norah received a $399 third payment.
"On a motorcycle! I utilized my third transfer to buy a motorcycle for commercial transportation servises. It helps me with daily income earning and I am able to have basic needs."
Esther's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Esther received a $399 third payment.
"I now own a modern house from the transfer which I had failed to have before receiving transfer, so my life is different than I would have been if I never received the transfer."
Jeneti's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Jeneti received a $399 third payment.
"Expanding my one bedrooms house to four bedrooms with the support from the transfer and having a solar energy light at my home makes my life different than I would have been if I never received the transfer."
Yazidi's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Yazidi received a $399 third payment.
"As my opinion, GiveDirectly does well to give us free phones nd money without anything in return. GiveDirectly maintains your word from start to the end. However, some people were registered but were not given money and they a look at us who got the transfers like enemies."
Fatina's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Fatina received a $399 third payment.
"I am a landlady because of the transfer I got there my life is different than it would have been if I never received transfer."
Monicca's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Monicca received a $399 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on paying the debt on the plot of land that I had deposited on with my second transfer. I also stocked some food (2 sacks of posho) for us since we were suffering from hunger due to the recent famine."
Kasifa's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Kasifa received a $399 third payment.
"My life is different in a way that my family and I no longer go a day without a meal which was not the case before i received transfers because we would sometimes miss out on a daily meal due to the fact that i couldnot afford to buy food."
Joel's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Joel received a $399 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on growing sugarcane. I will sell these after harvesting and earn some money."