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.
Tom's family
access_time 8 years ago
Tom received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is being able to provide for my family efficiently because my quarry business is doing well."
Henry's family
access_time 8 years ago
Henry received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference is that am now a proud father because my daughter completed her secondary education courtesy of GD which she could not have done due to my financial status and this has made me very happy."
Agnes's family
access_time 8 years ago
Agnes received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am assured of accessibility to clean water despite the drought I am facing."
Mollyne's family
access_time 8 years ago
Mollyne received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have a toilet in my home."
Prisca's family
access_time 8 years ago
Prisca received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that I am now very certain that I will be able to get a new house with better roofing and remove the shame of living in a house with a leaking roof."
Jackline's family
access_time 8 years ago
Jackline received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that there is respect between my husband and my parents because my dowry has been paid, I also bought fishing net which is now a main source of income and no longer work for people in their homes and their farms. Thank you GD"
Dorothy's family
access_time 8 years ago
Dorothy received a $481 second payment.
"The house I live in now looks decent and the walls are nice and strong."
Beatrice's family
access_time 8 years ago
Beatrice received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I don't struggle renting land and paying workers to prepare my parcel of land by borrowing in the women's group unlike before."
Peres's family
access_time 8 years ago
Peres received a $481 second payment.
"As a widow, educating my children has been a major challenge but since I started receiving transfers from Give Directly, my status has improved and I am no longer a beggar. This is the biggest difference I can mention in my daily life."
Isdora's family
access_time 8 years ago
Isdora received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference to me is that I have managed to construct a better house with better roofing and now I am comfortably living in a house where I am not rained on."