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

Gladis enrolled.

"I would say that,being able to build an iron roofed house and seeing my children alive is the achievement I am proudest of. "

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over 8 years ago

Zephenia enrolled.

"The achievement I am proudest of is that I have paid my wife's dowry and she is now my legally married wife."

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over 8 years ago

Agnes enrolled.

"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to construct a house for my family. I used to stay in a thatched house."

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over 8 years ago

Godwin enrolled.

"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we don't have our own house."

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over 8 years ago

"Our proudest achievement is that we have managed to get married and have children."

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over 8 years ago

Nancy enrolled.

"My proudest achievement is that I am legaly married after I assisted my husband to raise the dowry fee."

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over 8 years ago

Marikus enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I face in life is having to live with HIV and being that I have no proper income as I depend on rain fed farming which is so unpredictable. "

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over 8 years ago

"My proudest achievement is that I am a gospel artist and through music I have touched many lives positively. I love to empower young people."

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over 8 years ago

Moses enrolled.

"The biggest hardship is lack of money for taking care of the things that I want to do to make my life better."

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over 8 years ago

Catherine enrolled.

"The biggest hardship is lack of finance to improve my family living standards."

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