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.
Milicent's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Milicent received a $97 initial payment.
"I felt so relieved and healed when I received my transfer which came at a time when I felt so sick but lacked money for medication."
Epharaim's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Epharaim received a $468 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on purchasing more utensils in my house and bought school uniforms for my children. I also bought seats since the previous ones were old and used the larger percentage of the amount on finishing the construction work of my new house started using the second transfer."
Ayub's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Ayub received a $485 third payment.
"My life is different in that I'm now pursuing my diploma education which I couldn't have undertaken without GD support. Besides, I have a reliable source of income from the business I commenced."
Vonface's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Vonface received a $468 third payment.
"I spent all of my third transfer to pay my college fees as well as my nieces."
Rosemary's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Rosemary received a $97 initial payment.
"I felt so good when I received my transfer which I expected to relieve me from the daily struggles of looking for food and school fees for my children"
Lilian's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Lilian received a $97 initial payment.
"I felt so happy when I received my transfer which to me came at the right time when I seriously needed money to cultivate early enough before the rains stopped."
Samuel's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Samuel received a $468 third payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that I now have a very spacious house that makes me proud, unlike before when I used to have a single room."
Hellen's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Hellen received a $468 third payment.
"In my opinion,GD did well in involving us in every transfer up to the last one. "
Emilly's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Emilly received a $468 third payment.
"In my opinion, what GiveDirectly did well was sending the money to an individual person without involving people like the chiefs."
Dorine's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Dorine received a $468 third payment.
"I used a portion of the transfer to buy a sheep and a goat. I'm still having the rest of the cash which I'm planning to use in building a rental house."