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.
Junior's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Junior received a $282 initial payment.
"I bought a new mattress and four bags of cement to renovate my house. I was also able to buy food, household utensils,my baby's clothes,and some items for my wife. I never had a means of getting any of this on my own."
Sarah's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Sarah received a $297 second payment.
"In my opinion,GiveDirectly have done well. I thank God for GiveDirectly because my family and I have been suffering but they've put smile on our faces. My children were not in school and I was also not doing business. But GiveDirectly transfer has change our standards of living."
Catherine's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Catherine received a $297 second payment.
"This program is a life saving program. Meaning,giving hope to the hopeless. Everything about Give Directly program is very good. There is no bad thing I have observe about Give Directly program."
Beatrice's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Beatrice received a $282 initial payment.
"The biggest difference Givedirectly transfer has made in my daily life since I started receiving it are, I am now at peace with my husband. Previously, my husband and I used to have conflict for providing meal in the house and we only used to eat one time a day in our house. For now, I am preparing meal two times daily in our house. My Children are healthy most Interestingly, my baby is not getting sick like before. She is now sleeping on good mattress and not on floor. I am grateful to Givedirectly for the great help. I believe that with this transfer, my family joy will continue to increase."
Amos's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Amos received a $297 second payment.
"In my opinion, what GiveDirectly is doing well is the system of sending recipients money directly to them without any one interference if GiveDirectly was to send the transfer through Government, no one could benefit. For areas of improvement, Givedirectly has to really needs to put strong monitoring team in place who will monitor some recipients on how they used the transfers."
Felecia's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Felecia received a $297 second payment.
"Givedirectly has done so much good things for me. They provide for my mother hospital bills and also paid my school fees. Givedirectly is really doing well. From the beginning of this program up to present they haven't change anything. Their polite manners and tender voices inspire me a lot. The only request i have for Givedirectly is, they should please open at least one mobile money center in yarpah town for us. With that, we won't be paying much transportation then our money won't be reduce."
Richeal's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Richeal received a $297 second payment.
"My new goal is to build a house in Cestos city for my family and I. Before receiving this second transfer, my number one goal was to enrolled back in school. This was very challenging for me because my family and i didn't had money. And I had this guit that i have failed my parents by getting myself pregnant, which was the cause of me dropping out of school. However, that has been achieved by the first transfer that i did receive. Now building a house in Cestos city is my biggest dream and not only me but my entire family."
Unice's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Unice received a $297 second payment.
"My new goals are to register my 2 children in school and build my own house. I used to sell clothes, slippers and cream as a means of supporting my family. But my business has broken down. It was my first thought to restart my usual business to continue caring for my family and to get my children in school. This I tried after I have received my first transfer. But bad luckily for me after cashing out the money was stolen on my way to buy goods at the Omega market. School has opened and time is running out for my children to enrol in school. And also, my husband, children and I have live long in my parents house. This, I feel is a burden on my parents. So, this second transfer will help me greatly to achieve these goals."
Esther's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Esther received a $297 second payment.
"My goals are to send my two boys children to college since they have completed high schools and to build a new house. I have too boys children. They have completed high school and have already taken the Grand Bassa Community College entrance. My husband and I have promised them that we will register and pay for their college studies. We have been thinking of how to fulfil this promised to our children. Also the house my family and I live in has an earth floor and a thatch roof with no ceiling. We have stay in this house for over 25 years now. Most time my family and I find it difficult to sleep at night when it is raining because almost every where of the roof leaks. We have been dreaming of improving it with iron sheet roof and to put a cement floor to keep us warm. But there has been no way possible to have that done. I feel so sad seeing my children going through this suffering with us, which is irresponsible of us as parents. Hence, Thank God for GiveDirectly. That, this second transfer has made my goal of sending my children to college possible and not only that but have changed my thinking of improving my house to building a new and a better one."
Martha's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Martha received a $297 second payment.
"GiveDirectly is doing too many good things for us. I am so happy to be on GiveDirectly program. I have not seen any bad things that GiveDirectly has done."