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.
Kefa's family
access_time 6 years ago
Kefa enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in my life is lack of beddings (such as mattress and blankets) as I sleep in the cold during chilly nights." (Campaign: UBI)
Hillary's family
access_time 6 years ago
Hillary received a $22 initial payment.
"My life is currently better than it was before the transfer. I have expanded my poultry business using the transfer; I able to generate more income than I used to." (Campaign: UBI)
Roseline's family
access_time 6 years ago
Roseline enrolled.
"My proudest achievent was in the year 2014 when i built my own homestead as it brought about a lot of freedom to me and my family." (Campaign: UBI)
Salome's family
access_time 6 years ago
Salome enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is the ill mental health of my husband that leaves the whole responsibility of the family on my head." (Campaign: UBI)
William's family
access_time 6 years ago
William received a $22 initial payment.
"My life is currently different from how it would have been if I never received the transfer in that, I managed to reduced the fee balance which had piled while in high school ; it could not have been the case right now." (Campaign: UBI)
Lilian's family
access_time 6 years ago
Lilian enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough food. In my village we don't have fertile soils so whenever we till the land we usually get to harvest very little. This often means that we have to really struggle to obtain food." (Campaign: UBI)
Jane's family
access_time 6 years ago
Jane received a $22 initial payment.
"My life is currently different than it was previously. I am happy because I can even get a loan with assurance that I will pay it without fail. The transfers have given me the freedom and assurance to repay should I need a loan." (Campaign: UBI)
Joel's family
access_time 6 years ago
Joel received a $22 initial payment.
"I am no longer stressed since I received these payments from Give Directly. Now I can easily buy chemicals for spraying my tomato crops and am assured of good harvest since I can control diseases easily." (Campaign: UBI)
Faith's family
access_time 6 years ago
Faith received a $22 initial payment.
"We want to start sheep business where we rear and sell sheep for a profit. it will be a source of income for us." (Campaign: UBI)
Vincent's family
access_time 6 years ago
Vincent received a $22 initial payment.
"I have increased work to do.I have started participating in a table banking group to save .i now have savings" (Campaign: UBI)
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