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.

almost 9 years ago

Elizabeth enrolled.

"My proudest achievement is that I have managed to buy furniture for my house."

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almost 9 years ago

Julita enrolled.

"The biggest hardship is that of low income. I only depend on small scale farming as my major source of income."

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almost 9 years ago

Jenipher enrolled.

"My proudest achievement is that I have managed to build iron roofed house. It was after saving money for years."

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almost 9 years ago

Nancy enrolled.

"My biggest hardship in life is lack of proper source of income to develop and implement other income generating activities such as fish farming."

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almost 9 years ago

Celine enrolled.

"My proudest achievement is that l have struggled to up keep my family."

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almost 9 years ago

Aloice enrolled.

"My proudest achievements are that we have struggled to build our own house though very small. secondly we have done farming which has helped us in terms of food security."

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almost 9 years ago

"My proudest achievements are that we have struggled to educate my son upto college though he has no job. Finally we have struggled to build iron roofed house because we used to have a grass thatched house."

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almost 9 years ago

Naman enrolled.

"My proudest achievements are that we have struggled to build iron roofed house. Secondly we have worked hard and built a rental house from which we generate income."

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almost 9 years ago

Denish enrolled.

"My biggest hardship in life is lack of proper source of income to sustain my family."

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almost 9 years ago

Shadrack enrolled.

"The achievement I am proudest of is that I used money that I got from brick making to build my own house as I did not have a house in the past."

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