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

Margaret enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is having to care for the sick in my family."

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almost 9 years ago

"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is lack of sufficient funds to comfortably educate my children because I have so many children."

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almost 9 years ago

"My proudest achievement is that I worked hard on people's farms and managed to single handedly build my current house."

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almost 9 years ago

Susan enrolled.

"My proudest achievement is that we have struggled to build a new home."

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almost 9 years ago

Eunice enrolled.

"My biggest hardship in life is paying school fees for my children."

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almost 9 years ago

Mourine enrolled.

"My proudest achievement is that we have struggled and built our own house because before we used to have a very small house."

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almost 9 years ago

Joshua enrolled.

"My proudest achievement is that l have struggled to build my own house."

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almost 9 years ago

Jacton enrolled.

"The achievement am proudest of is farming. I have been able to do a lot through farming. This house I live in, education of my children and sustaining my family is all through my farming activities."

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almost 9 years ago

Samson enrolled.

"The biggest hardship was loosing my eldest wife and taking care of children,trying to keep them in school."

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almost 9 years ago

Alice enrolled.

"The biggest hardship was loosing our parents and we were not able to go to school,we just lived by working for people."

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