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.
Rosemary's family
access_time 8 years ago
Rosemary received a $96 initial payment.
"The moment when I received my money, I was elated beyond words since I could come up again. It so happens that my stock of rice had just run out completely and somehow I did not have any working capital at the time because I support a large family, so here I could buy more stock and continue with my rice-selling business. "
Mary's family
access_time 8 years ago
Mary received a $96 initial payment.
"The moment when I received my money, I felt overwhelmed so I knelt down for a prayer of gratitude to God because He had performed a miracle in my life through GD transfer."
Salamia's family
access_time 8 years ago
Salamia received a $96 initial payment.
"The moment when I received my money, I felt very special since I was lucky enough to have successfully passed through all the GD processes, and did not become ineligible at any point. Two, my bad house was on the verge of collapsing, but at long last I could begin the process of salvaging it right away."
Judith's family
access_time 8 years ago
Judith received a $96 initial payment.
"The moment when I received my money, I felt gratitude in my heart since as a family we could meet some of our most immediate needs, since we even needed to pay Secondary school fee immediately."
Anna's family
access_time 8 years ago
Anna received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is the better house I live in which I mop daily hence it's always clean and neat, I have furniture and lastly I have a abundant food to feed my family. Thanks to GD. "
Thamas's family
access_time 8 years ago
Thamas received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am hopeful of completing my three roomed permanent house which has taken me one and years to complete since I have already bought building materials which are needed for the completion of this house. I am thankful to GiveDircetly for there financial Aid."
Caroline's family
access_time 8 years ago
Caroline received a $96 initial payment.
"I felt very happy for receiving the cash because it gave me hope for being able to pay school fees for my daughter who is still in school"
Steven's family
access_time 8 years ago
Steven received a $481 second payment.
"The difference in my daily life is the income I earn from rice cultivation which enable me feed and provide for my family. This has really changed my life as I don't need to work for other people as before. "
Modester's family
access_time 8 years ago
Modester enrolled.
"At first i did not believe it's true that some can volunteer and send you cash, but until i saw it in my neighboring community then i knew it's real, am so excited because am going to do a few things that i wished for like building my house."
Pamela's family
access_time 8 years ago
Pamela enrolled.
"Receiving this money means so much to me, i will have some peace of mind and my stress level will at least go down because am planning to start a business that will help me in future. "