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.
Leonida's family
access_time 8 years ago
Leonida received a $473 third payment.
""I spent my third transfer on constructing a house because I had old roofed house which cost me a lot on frequent repair during raining session.""
Jane's family
access_time 8 years ago
Jane received a $473 third payment.
"Yes, my goal is to expand my second hand clothes selling business to make more profit to enable me meet my family needs."
Grace's family
access_time 8 years ago
Grace received a $473 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer renovating my house and paid school fee for my children,I also bought school uniform,cloths and food for my family."
Fransisca's family
access_time 8 years ago
Fransisca received a $473 third payment.
"My new goal is to be able to to see my children through education this is by being able to afford to pay school fees for them and I would also like to buy a water tank that will help me in water conservation"
Rose's family
access_time 8 years ago
Rose received a $473 third payment.
"Yes,i am hoping to find a job soon in order to see my children through school,my prayer has always been to see them became independent."
Pamela's family
access_time 8 years ago
Pamela received a $473 third payment.
"My new goal is to start a business of selling cereals to enable me fend for my family."
Caren's family
access_time 8 years ago
Caren received a $473 third payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that being a widow and mostly I depend on farming to put food on the table, I have harvested low farm out put in the recent sessions hence inadequate food in my household making me to miss daily meals at times, but now being that I have expand my business, I longer have to worry of sleeping hungry any more because I get double profits from the business to feed on.I very happy that I have household Item such as plates and thermo flask that I could not afford before the transfer. Thanks to GiveDirectly."
Emilly's family
access_time 8 years ago
Emilly received a $473 third payment.
"My new goal is to start selling maize in large scale to enable me earn daily income. This will ease payment of school fees for the children."
Helida's family
access_time 8 years ago
Helida received a $473 third payment.
"From my third transfer I bought a mattress, iron sheets, building nails, paid laborers building my kitchen, bought a wooden door, bought food for my laborers, kept some as savings and also spent some on other household expenditures. I use not to have a kitchen but cooked in the main house, this made my house dirty and my children could not study well due to smoke from the firewood, so when I got the transfer I spent most of it to buy iron sheets to build a separate kitchen."
Richard's family
access_time 8 years ago
Richard received a $473 third payment.
"I am now having my own welding machine for hire and this generates for me more income than working in peoples' garage on a commission. I expect to expand this investment and to earn more even in the future, a difference I can mention in my own life after receiving this transfers from Give Directly."