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.
Wilson's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Wilson received a $454 second payment.
"My Standards of living have improved, I used to sleep in a leaky grass thatched house but thanks to Give directly for enabling me construct a iron roofed house and I will not be bothered with rains anymore."
Angella's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Angella enrolled.
"Receiving this money means to build ironroofed house for my family. This will provide better shade for my family. "
Samuel's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Samuel enrolled.
"My plan is to build ironroofed house with the transfers. The main reason is getting thatching grass is too difficult now days."
Hellen's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Hellen enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to build an iron roofed house. "
Ann's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Ann received a $454 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer for buying materials (7 bags of cement, 20 iron sheets, timber, nails) which am currently using for constructing an iron roofed house. I still have the balance of 600,000 which intend to use for paying the builders."
Moses's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Moses received a $454 second payment.
"I am planning to spend all my second cash transfer on purchasing construction materials for two roomed iron roofed house."
Loy's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Loy received a $454 second payment.
"My life is different in that my family now sleeps comfortably in under a well roofed house, unlike before the wind had blown off the roof and we had no money to properly fix."
Stanley's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Stanley received a $454 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer for completing the construction of an iron roofed house, I choose to construct because am growing old and weak implying that I won't manage to keep renovating the grass thatched house yearly."
Rose's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Rose received a $454 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been because I am happy to build an iron sheet roofed house, unlike before when I was sleeping in a leaking grass thatched house."
Jessicca's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Jessicca received a $461 second payment.
"In my opinion, givedirectly has done well giving us money to acquire land, livestock, household items like mattress, build iron sheet roofed houses, buy taxi motorcycles to support our livelihoods; and I don't see anything it hasn't done well. "
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