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.
Carren's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Carren received a $494 second payment.
"GiveDirectly gives cash while other NGOs help only children."
Caren's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Caren received a $494 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have my child in school now since I paid school fees."
Clare's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Clare enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to plaster my house."
Agnes's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Agnes received a $494 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have good income from my business hence my children eat well."
Julie's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Julie received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lump sum payment on extending my house and building a separate hut for my sons who are now grown."
Newton's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Newton enrolled.
"I would say,my biggest hardship is that for the last three years,I have been using a hand hoe to cultivate my farm and this has been a bit difficult for me because my age cannot allow me to bend for long.I have also been surviving on loan to pay school fees."
Awino's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Awino enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I own a restaurant that is generating some income for my family and I'm sure of getting my daily bread from it."
Ruth's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Ruth enrolled.
"I would say,my biggest hardship in life is that I have not been able to cultivate my farm properly because I lack the necessary farm equipments that can aid in doing the work because I lack funds."
Rose's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that God has given me the ability to take care of my children by providing them with the basic needs."
Rose's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is lack of sufficient resources to educate my children."