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.
Esther's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Esther received a $487 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have managed to pay school fees for my sibling who is in high and I don't have to worry about her being sent home for school fees."
Pamela's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Pamela received a $487 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my daughter is in school. She has not been sent home for fees lately. This is the biggest I can say."
Daniel's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Daniel received a $487 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that am now irrigating my farms using my own generator, unlike before when I used to hire a generator which was very expensive and limited in time."
Tom's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Tom received a $487 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is the peace of mind that I experience nowadays as I've completed most project like paying fee, feeding my family and having oxen for cultivation."
Anah's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Anah received a $487 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is living in a big and a better house and the ease with which I feed and provide for my family as I have plenty of food stock in the house. Thanks to GD."
Jackline's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Jackline received a $487 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that the people in the village who laughed at us because we were poor no longer do so since our living standards are improving and I believe my family as well as GD beneficiaries will never be the same again."
Mary's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Mary received a $487 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that I have found a place where I am going to peacefully live in thanks to GiveDirectly. "
Dorothy's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Dorothy received a $487 second payment.
"The biggest difference I have seen in my daily life is that I wake a stress free person without any worry of looking for school fee to keep my son in school."
Charles's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Charles received a $487 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that I have managed to pay school fees for my brother. He can now stay in school and attend all his classes. I am also confident that I will be able to construct a new and bigger house for my family."
Mary's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Mary received a $487 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have a house of my own and no longer sleeps in someone's else's house. Thank you GD."