GDLive | GiveDirectly

Unfiltered, unedited stories

We’re committed to transparency and use our survey technology to collect and share real-time updates and stories in this live newsfeed.

Browse the real, unedited profiles of the recipients we serve, learn about their aspirations, and follow them to stay updated as their lives move forward.

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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.

over 8 years ago

Kennedy enrolled.

"The achievement I'm proudest of is having built my current house after saving money from vegetables farming."

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over 8 years ago

Esther enrolled.

"The biggest hardship we're facing currently is on our very small piece of land,we cannot scale up our farming activities because of this yet this is the main source of livelihood we have."

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over 8 years ago

Daniel enrolled.

"The achievement I'm proudest of is having built our current house, we used to live in a thatched house which would leak every time it rained making our lives very difficult. "

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over 8 years ago

Lister enrolled.

"The achievement I'm proudest of is having been able to educate my first born child through primary school and now she's in form two and doing very well. I always thank God for this far she has come."

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over 8 years ago

Dorcas enrolled.

"My biggest hardship in life is lack of money to pay school fees for my children and to do better farming since l have grown old. "

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over 8 years ago

Philip enrolled.

"My biggest hardship in life is lack of capital to do better farming and be able to educate my children. "

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over 8 years ago

Victor enrolled.

"My proudest achievement is that l have struggled and built my own home. "

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over 8 years ago

Lorna enrolled.

"My biggest hardship in life is lack of proper source of income to pay school fees. "

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over 8 years ago

Mornica enrolled.

"My biggest hardship in life is lack of unreliable source of income to sustain my family."

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over 8 years ago

Juliet enrolled.

"My proudest achievement are my children because many women out there cant give birth."

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