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.
Sophia's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Sophia received a $487 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my family is now able to dress smartly and I only have good things that I could only imagine but wasn't able to have."
Alice's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Alice received a $487 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that we no longer seat and eat on the ground as before because we now have very beautiful sits and a table. This money also enabled me to admit my orphaned step-sister into high school, something that wouldn't have happened were it not for GiveDirectly."
Saline's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Saline received a $488 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my children have never been sent out of school due to school fee since I started getting GD transfers. My house is also very presentable and I waste energy and resources on renovating the floor every so often as before."
Jackline's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Jackline received a $488 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I no longer work for people because I have my own business and child wouldn't have joined high school were it not for GiveDirectly. Thanks a lot to GiveDirectly."
Isaiah's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Isaiah received a $487 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that am now able to get food easily from the business I started for my wife, unlike before when we used to struggle so much for our children to have some food."
Millicent's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Millicent received a $488 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have a decent house and my family is safe from flues and jiggers brought about by dusty floor and walls."
Christine's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Christine enrolled.
"Getting water and food has been the biggest hardship for us. With this drought, domestic animals have and our crops have all died. There is so much suffering."
Susan's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Susan enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we have faced is, paying loan that we took to build this our house. "
Pamela's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Pamela enrolled.
"The biggest hardship in my life is how to get enough food for my family."
Helen's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Helen enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face is providing for all of my children being that I am a single parent and most of the time my small business does not generate enough income to sustain all of their needs."