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.
Nuubu's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Nuubu received a $401 third payment.
"In my opinion, Give Directly does well to consider giving transfers to people without conditioning them. This makes the programme perfect. "
Isima's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Isima received a $401 third payment.
"In my opinion, Give Directly does well to send different field teams to visit all recipients at different intervals. This approach helps to rule out impostors and corruption. "
Rose's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Rose received a $401 third payment.
"In my opinion, Give Directly does well to send aid directly to vulnerable people in form of cash. What Give Directly does not do well is leaving out the LC Chairpersons while giving transfers."
Elkana's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Elkana received a $486 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is the peace we experience after paying back the loan."
Martin's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Martin received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received the transfer I was very happy. That day was the most important one in my life, I told my wife the good news and we actually went together with her to purchase the items that we needed after withdrawing the transfer."
Janet's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Janet received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received the transfer, I felt very happy since I knew that my family was going to have nice meals because the previous night my family and I had slept hunger without a meal due to financial constrains."
Jane's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Jane received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment when I received my money I was almost bursting with joy. However, I wore ‘’a mask of sadness and seriousness’’ because I could not risk having people knowing that I had received money lest some of them came to attack me and steal from me."
Suzan's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Suzan received a $401 third payment.
"My children and i would have died because of famine because i had exhausted all possible sources of income at that time and had no one else to turn to being a single mother however we are currently alive and happy because with the transfers we got what to eat and accessed other necessities."
Latiifu's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Latiifu received a $401 third payment.
"In my opinion GD does well to first sensitive the community about the transfers because that eliminates all possible doubts."
Everline's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Everline received a $486 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that my kitchen offers a comfortable place to cook and also for the children to sleep."