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.
Jane's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jane received a $493 second payment.
"Givedirectly transfers comes to us directly through our phones unlike with other NGOs where money passes through many stages and at times you end up not getting the transfers because it was squandered along the way."
Herine's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Herine enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have a few chicken of my own and I am living in my own home."
Jane's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jane enrolled.
"My biggest hardship was losing my husband and being sent away from my marital home because of some misunderstanding,which kept me away for a very long time and in the process I lost a lot of things in my house which am yet to recover."
Alice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Alice enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that we have a roof over our head and the farming that we do gives us good produce."
Rose's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"My proudest achievement has been building the house I am in because when my husband died I was left in a very small house."
Lilian's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Lilian enrolled.
"The achievement I'm proudest of is owning household items like furniture which some years back I din't have and visitors would sit on broken plastic chairs. "
Betha's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Betha enrolled.
"In the past I use to grow cassava which would do very well and I would sell to get money,I bought few items like clothes for my two children.I would term that as my proudest achievement. "
Christine's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Christine enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we're facing currently is on making ends meet, the casual jobs we rely on are not readily available lately making it hard for us to support ourselves."
Steven's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Steven enrolled.
"The achievement we are very proud of is, having planted 50 seedlings of trees that we would sell in the future to earn some income for our family. "
Rael's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rael enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we have faced is, providing food for our family, because casual work is very unreliable. "