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.
Linet's family
access_time 8 years ago
Linet received a $482 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have renovated my house into a semi-permanent house from a mud one and the process is still on going hence I believe I will no longer incur the expenses of smearing my mud house again. I mainly carrying out a such sustainable initiative so that I will always remember GiveDirectly for sheltering me and my family."
Everlyn's family
access_time 8 years ago
Everlyn received a $482 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am no longer homeless. I am currently living more comfortably in my own home that I acquired and built with the transfers."
Alice's family
access_time 8 years ago
Alice received a $482 second payment.
"I have seen great change and I am now very peaceful because my children's fee is sorted and we feed well daily."
Monica's family
access_time 8 years ago
Monica received a $482 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life that I have encountered after receiving transfers from Give Directly is the better lighting source I have acquired. Initially, we used to light with paraffin but today, we have changed to solar panel which is a perpetual source of light-we spend nothing to light and therefore save on paraffin."
Everline's family
access_time 8 years ago
Everline received a $96 initial payment.
"I felt very happy for receiving the cash because it gave me hope of buying and doing a few things that my heart desired like food and a few household items"
Patricia's family
access_time 8 years ago
Patricia received a $482 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have a decent spacious three roomed house and I feel comfortable in it since the new house has enough space for my family and I to use and it makes the house to be more enjoyable ,as opposed to before when I was staying in a small leaky house.."
Devenser's family
access_time 8 years ago
Devenser received a $96 initial payment.
"I felt very happy for receiving the cash because it gave me hope for buying a few things that I lacked during that particular time like food, this money was sent at a time that I couldn't even afford a day's meal"
Elly's family
access_time 8 years ago
Elly received a $96 initial payment.
"I felt very happy for receiving the cash because this gave me hope for buying a few things that my heart desired like sofa seats, by that time I didn't even have seats that my family and I could sit on"
Evalyne's family
access_time 8 years ago
Evalyne received a $482 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is the joy that I have in my heart since I was able to pay school fee for my child to join high school which could have been a problem because of the small business that I operate getting income that is not enough to take care of other basic needs."
Florence's family
access_time 8 years ago
Florence received a $96 initial payment.
"I felt very happy for receiving the cash because it gave me hope of being able to afford to pay school fees for my children, by that time I couldn't afford to pay fees for my children "