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.
Nathaniel's family
access_time 2 years ago
Nathaniel enrolled.
"As I grow older the challenges are increasing. Right now my wife and my mother are sick, I need to send my children to school and built a new house. When the rain falls my roof can be leaking seriously, I hve to changed the thatch every four years and that is a difficult process. My only source of income is farming, seeing my wife and mother sick without being able to help them is really heartbroken.""
Rebecca's family
access_time 2 years ago
Rebecca enrolled.
"" I have been struggling to raise my grand children whom father is my son that i don't know his whereabouts since 2021. I have to go the extra mile with my little salary to provide their daily needs which is not easy"."
Patricia's family
access_time 2 years ago
Patricia enrolled.
""The major challenge I'm facing now is lack of finance. My household is involved into casual labor, my husband can haul people's plank and the little money received is what we can use to get daily meals "."
Patience's family
access_time 2 years ago
Patience enrolled.
"My plan for this transfer is a build my own house and improve my life. I want to build because I do not want to live the rest of my life in another person's house. Besides, according to what I heard from the meeting, GD wants us to use this money to change or improve our lives. Therefore, building my own house will change my life."
Victor's family
access_time 2 years ago
Victor enrolled.
"" I build a two bedrooms house since 2003, it is very old and the reefs over the house is rotten and water can enter our house whenever the rain falls. When I receive my transfer from GiveDirectly, I will use portion of it to build a new house, and portion of it will also be used to send my children to school. I will invest in a small business with the remaining one to use it as a source of income to cater to my household needs"."
Cyrus's family
access_time 2 years ago
Cyrus enrolled.
""The major challenge that I am facing now is lack of finance. I am a motorcyclist and I have two daughters who stays with their mother and they also attend the vohnleh Town Public School, but the money I earned per month is not enough to send my children to better school "."
Stephen's family
access_time 2 years ago
Stephen enrolled.
""I am a citizen of this town, straving to take care of my family. I do not have my own house. When I receive my transfer, I will use portion of it to build my own house and use the remaining portion purchase enough food for my family"."
Julie's family
access_time 2 years ago
Julie enrolled.
""I started building a house since last year, but I have not completed it due to lack of finance. When I received my transfer from GiveDirectly, I will use portion of it to buy zinc and other materials so that I can complete my house, I will also use portion of it to send my children to school and invest in a business with the remaining one, it will serve as a source of income generation to cater to my household needs"."
Gabriel's family
access_time 2 years ago
Gabriel enrolled.
""The challenge I am currently facing is lack of finance. I am the principle of the vohnleh Town Public School, but I am not pay on time, for that reason I don't have money to pay my children school fees and cater to my household needs"."
Bob's family
access_time 2 years ago
Bob received a $278 third payment.
"I want to build a very decent and spacious house for my family. However, when I received my transfer from GiveDirectly I have also decided to establish a new (tailoring) business for my son to manage. I did not have enough money to build my house and at the same time buy sewing machine ($22,500LD) for my son to start his tailoring business. However, when I received my transfer from GiveDirectly, I was able to accomplish two of my top priorities.I am so please to have benefited from this program."