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.
Oretha's family
access_time 2 years ago
Oretha enrolled.
"The perpetual payments of house rent since my arrival in this town from Maryland county early 2021, where I originated from has been so tendious that I haven't been realizing any cash to save from my farm produce and petty business. Because of this condition I have planned to build myself a house to avoid paying rent . Furthermore, I have a planned to upgrade my business to a larger level with 40% of any amount of cash transfer received from GiveDirectly after the 60% of the total amount is used to construct myself a house."
Alice's family
access_time 2 years ago
Alice enrolled.
""I'm greatful to God almighty for this opportunity! I have been a business woman since five years now, I sustain my family from my business. If eligible I will invest all of the money into my business because I believe I will generate more profit to educate my children. I will also complete my house and move in to avoid paying rent.""
Susannah's family
access_time 2 years ago
Susannah enrolled.
""I am uneducated, getting older and need rest. The town has not seen any modern structure and facility. Upon receiving the cash transfer, I plan to build a three rooms structure well furnished to rent as a means to generate resources for my old age retirement.""
Dorris's family
access_time 2 years ago
Dorris enrolled.
"" Financially we are challenged. Getting our meals is also a major challenge, my husband had to reduced himself to a casual labourer before we eat. Moreover, we hardly pay our children's fees, most time they are put out of school because of fees as a result, for the past two years they didn't complete the school year""
Christina's family
access_time 2 years ago
Christina enrolled.
"My greatest challenge is is that can't afford to send all my children to school. As we speak only two of my children are in school the others one stay with us at home."
Patricia's family
access_time 2 years ago
Patricia enrolled.
""I'm currently staying in my family's house but, the confusion is too much for me. My step-grandmother who owns the house I'm living in keeps telling me to move out. The moment we have a misunderstanding, she throws my things outside. I've become fed up with the entire situation because I am a grown woman with my own children. So, I would love to build my own house and peacefully move out for good. I've already started with the house foundation but the lack of money has slowed the process. Give Directly Cash Transfer would be invested into a zinc and concrete structure for myself and my children! I plan to sell dry goods like lappas, slippers and other items that really sells fast because, the profit would enable me to cater to my children needs and provisions for the house.""
Phelemena's family
access_time 2 years ago
Phelemena enrolled.
""My family and are don't really have peaceful a sleep doing raining season because of liking house, we have to put pans around the bed before we can sleep doing the rainy season. My children don't have a quality education because of our poor school system..So if am lucky to to receive some of this cash I will build a new home for my family and make it up to our comfort. And send my children to Monrovia so they can be able to get a quality education for tomorrow, as we speak one of my daughter just entered the University and so happy and blessed pray that all my other children reach that level, and invest the balance money into my coco farm. because coco have a lot of money and through that are will be able to give my family the life they deserve!""
Hellen's family
access_time 2 years ago
Hellen enrolled.
"" Since my husband is not physically fit to cultivate large portions of farm land, I have been the one doing most of the farm work because we don't have money to pay labourers. This had been my major challenge for the past three years now. The distance from our town to the farm is about 3 to 4 hours walk, getting up early every morning to travel alone to the farm is another challenge as well.""
Mark's family
access_time 2 years ago
Mark enrolled.
""Where I'm staying and operating is a rental place. Therefore, upon receiving Give Directly Cash Transfer, I'll immediately purchase a land to have my house and that of my drugstore built. I currently have 5 acres of land in my home town. The purpose is for farming, but, I haven't started the process yet because of finance. So, the next thing that I'll do with this Cash Transfer is to have the process ongoing right away! Last year, around the end of July, I also purchased a land here in the city to have an orphanage home established. Since then, I haven't had the support that I need to start the project. So, I'm really looking forward to this Cash Transfer so that I can start processing all the necessary documentations. Lastly, my oldest child would be completing secondary school at the end of this academy year. So, I'll have a portion of that money saved so as to have my daughter enrolled into the university afterwards.""
Matthew's family
access_time 2 years ago
Matthew enrolled.
"" My greatest challenges had been getting sufficient food for my family. Everyday I have to tour the forest in search for food to eat. When ever we engage into farming, we get nothing because most time animals destroyed most of our crops ""