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.
Rose's family
access_time 8 years ago
Rose received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that I have been able to pay school fees for my son and therefore I am not worried about him being sent back home constantly for school fees."
Francis's family
access_time 8 years ago
Francis received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference I can mention in my daily life is that I have been able to save and re-invest. I have diversified my sources of income-rearing chicken and growing crops and this has been earning me handsomely."
Joseph's family
access_time 8 years ago
Joseph received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference I can mention in my daily life since I started receiving transfers from Give Directly is the fact that I have abandoned open defecation and we are now using a latrine. We suspect that open defecation was the major cause of massive loss of our chicken due to constant disease outbreaks. We haven't experienced any loss since we started using the latrine."
Phoebe's family
access_time 8 years ago
Phoebe received a $481 second payment.
"I can mention a difference in my daily life in terms of milestone I have made in life. I have moved closer to my dream of constructing a house and I am happy that it is soon coming to a reality."
Mary's family
access_time 8 years ago
Mary received a $481 second payment.
"People value a good house in my community and being that I have built one courtesy of Give Directly, I can mention it as my biggest difference in my daily life. We live more comfortably and secure as opposed to before."
Benina's family
access_time 8 years ago
Benina received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I eat well because of the enough food that I bought and from the business that I started with the transfer."
Gordon's family
access_time 8 years ago
Gordon received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is having anew house that is more comfortable hence i don't have to worry about my roof being blown away or my walls falling apart."
Beatrice's family
access_time 8 years ago
Beatrice received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is the new energy that I have towards work due to the farm inputs that I bought for my rice plantation."
Margaret's family
access_time 8 years ago
Margaret received a $96 initial payment.
"I was very happy when I received the transfer as I was in financial crisis. Thanks a lot to GD. "
Hellen's family
access_time 8 years ago
Hellen received a $481 second payment.
"Though I have accomplished a lot, the biggest difference I can mention in my daily life is that I have moved from using an open defecation to a permanent latrine. I dug and built a latrine with some part of the first transfer and it is now ready for use."