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.
Simion's family
access_time 6 years ago
Simion received a $4 initial payment.
"My new goal is to pay school fees every month for my son in college as soon as I receive the transfer. I am also planning to plaster and paint my wooden walled house. I also intend to buy a heifer and built a house for it."
Anna's family
access_time 6 years ago
Anna received a $4 initial payment.
"I am happy that i was given a phone by Givedirectly that i am able to call and talk to my friends and family and i was able to pay school fees with the transfer."
Vincent's family
access_time 6 years ago
Vincent received a $4 initial payment.
"I am planning to buy broilers using the next transfer and built a poultry house for them.I am planning to buy a heifer and pay school fees by investing in merry go round group."
Julius's family
access_time 6 years ago
Julius received a $23 initial payment.
"My new goal is to start a business to help me raise money for school fees for my children. I intend to start buying and selling of maize as I can readily get the market within my village as we mostly experience food shortage."
Joshua's family
access_time 6 years ago
Joshua received a $4 initial payment.
"I joined a table banking to be able to save in order to pay school fees."
Alice's family
access_time 6 years ago
Alice received a $23 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that i was able to pay school fees for children and i felt so relieved after paying them. I do not worry anymore about it."
Juliet's family
access_time 6 years ago
Juliet received a $471 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to buy a bed and mattress,clothing,and to pay my children's school fees,I was also able to hire a big garden,bought one goat and stocked some food and seeds for planting like beans,maize and groundnut."
Philister's family
access_time 6 years ago
Philister received a $23 second payment.
"With Give Directly , I am able to pay school fees for my child on time and this has enable me to have some money left for buying food for the family. Unlike before I would sacrifice to stay without food to pay for school fee but now I can manage both easily."
Mourine's family
access_time 6 years ago
Mourine received a $476 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on cementing the external wall of my house.I bought two bags of maize and two goats .I also paid school fees for my two children who were in primary school ."
Joyce's family
access_time 6 years ago
Joyce received a $476 third payment.
"The peace of mind and happiness I have regained after building a decent spacious two roomed house in my compound with the third transfer is unexplainable since to me its sounds like a dream as I never forseen myself leaving from my previous one roomed house which was almost collapsing . I also paid school fees for child."
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