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.
Chepkoech's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Chepkoech received a $472 second payment.
"I spent most of my second transfer on paying school fees for my three children. I managed to clear school fees for the whole term and hence I no longer have to worry that the children are going to be sent home due to arrears. School fee is my biggest challenge because the money that I earn from my job as a librarian is little and not enough to pay school fees for them all. I usually get paid KES 7000 per month and it is from this amount where I have to buy food too. I am therefore so much grateful to GiveDirectly because they came to my rescue at the time when I needed money the most."
Gegbason's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Gegbason enrolled.
""I will buy zinc in order to build a new house because the palpus house does not last long. Besides, I intend to buy guarantee planks and other building materials for a contractor to build my house this time around. My next plan for this cash transfer would be establishing a business for my wife and myself so that the money will grow and not finish.""
Musu's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Musu received a $284 initial payment.
"Paid my children school fees, preparing to improve my house and buy food."
Hawa's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Hawa received a $299 second payment.
"Give Directly is doing very good. Though I don't have anything to give them but to pray to God for all their people."
Jumah's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Jumah received a $299 second payment.
"I haven't seeing and bad way of working from Give Directly. They are doing very good, their work is different and had no government had inside."
Massa's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Massa received a $299 second payment.
"My name is Massa Nelson, ID-1667727 from Kpah Town, Dowein District Bomi County, Liberia. Since I started receiving cash transfer from Give Directly, I have planned to renovate my house, pay my children school fees."
Bendu's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Bendu received a $299 second payment.
"Give Directly is doing so well than all other NGO. I don't have any problem or have seeing any bad side of their work when it come to their worker everyone is good"
Rachel's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Rachel enrolled.
"We have been residing in my father-In-Law house for three years as a family . This is the embarrassment we faced with as young couples only because we don't have cash to construct house at the moment. We have been trying very hard as farmers and gardeners to generate fund for the our construction to no avail. With opportunity to receive unconditional cash transfer from GiveDirectly as our personal cash , we will use our transfer to build ourselves a house to live as free as we have been waiting to live ."
Felecia's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Felecia enrolled.
""Financial I'm incapacitated getting food for my family had been very difficult I have to hunt before we sell to get food . When we plant it don't produce well .""
Patricia's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Patricia enrolled.
"I was living with my older sister in Yantoe, Cote De'Voire before returning to my home in Liberia two years ago. My spouse and I have been living together in this village for two years and Since my arrival here I have been residing in this thacthed roof house which is a complete opposite of where I used to reside in Cote De'Voire when I was there with my older sister. I am not too happy with the living conditions taking into consideration the dwelling place . However, I have been planning with him that we build a modern house with a corrugated sheets; plan which we have been working on thereby establishing this little shop . As we receive the unconditional cash transfer from GiveDirectly, we will make our dream come true by putting up a modern structure."