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.
Princess's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Princess enrolled.
"The commercial motorcycle my spouse is riding in Buchanan to sustain himself in school and send a portion of the money he raised to me for my upkeep in the district is so old that it gives him lots of repair problems. If I am qualified to receive the cash transfer, I will purchase a new motorcycle for my spouse to have a smooth riding condition." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)
Janet's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Janet received a $280 fourth payment.
"GiveDirectly gave me money to build my own house, start a business for myself and put my children in school. They also helped me to stop sleeping on the floor by buying my own mattress. GiveDirectly have done no wrong." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)
Momoh's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Momoh received a $280 fourth payment.
"No New plan my previous plan still stand to buy motorbike for business." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)
David's family
access_time over 2 years ago
David received a $280 fourth payment.
"My recent transfer will be spent on food stuff like, rice, oil, vita, etc for commercial purposes." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)
Zawadi's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Zawadi received a $469 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is since I received the funds. I have been sleeping on rugs in an old traditional bed, which is uncomfortable and most of the time my husband has been forced to repair it now and then. At the moment I have bought a strong bed and a nice mattress which not only is comfortable but healthy for our back problems." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)
David's family
access_time over 2 years ago
David received a $469 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I was able to replace the beddings of my family with the new ones. We had worn out beddings but we had no choice but to put up with them due to financial constraints, the little that I made from my Boda Boda business was prioritised on food and school fees. I am happy that I can comfortably host visitors. Additionally, I started a goat rearing business and I am optimistic that I would be able to earn an income from it soon. I am forever grateful for the support." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)
Robertson's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Robertson received a $280 fourth payment.
"From the beginning of the program, my goals were to send my three children to school, improve my house which was in a very bad condition and also buy a motorcycle so that I can run it as a business to generate more money for my family expenses; through the help of GiveDirectly transfer, all of those goals were achieved. I don't have anything major to do for now."
Agatha's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Agatha received a $247 second payment.
"GiveDirectly has done nothing bad, I want GiveDirectly to continue the help by going to other Southeastern counties for their lives to be improved as well." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)
Rosezatha's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Rosezatha received a $247 second payment.
"The recipient doesn't have ant new goals they're still in the process of achieving their first goals." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)
Lily's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Lily received a $470 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that we have added more stock to our business. We have a business selling motorcycle spare parts at the shopping center. My spouse runs a spare parts retail business and repairs motorcycles. This had been our main source of income for our family. We depend on this to meet all our daily basic household needs including paying school fees for our children in various secondary schools. Because of this, our business had gone down due to the dependency rate. We had always wanted to add more stock but it was not possible because of the recurrent expenses at home and school fees. When we received the transfer from GiveDirectly we felt so happy because we knew we would be in a position to do this. Currently, we have enough stock and our customers are very happy. We get higher profits compared to previous days. We are so grateful for the support because were it not GiveDirectly all this could have taken quite some time. GiveDirectlty has improved our living standard to be much better than before."
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