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.
Hanna's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Hanna enrolled.
"The biggest hard time I am facing is food and a good house. My family and I depend on farming to survive but the only person that was helping me with this work, was my husband but he died since 7 years ago, now I have to do the work all by myself to provide for the children."
Emmanuel's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Emmanuel received a $282 initial payment.
"I used my transfer to send my kids to school and I bought zinc to construct a new house."
Joseph's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Joseph received a $297 second payment.
"I do not have any new goals."
Maima's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Maima received a $297 second payment.
"I will spend my entire transfer on my son's medical treatment. My son accidentally drank Custy soda since 2016 and has been ill."
Dyuzeewlee's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Dyuzeewlee enrolled.
"If I do receive the transfer, I want to plaster my house, start business and pay people help me make big farm."
Ruth's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Ruth enrolled.
"My plan for this money is, i want to build my own house . Presently what am living in is not consider as a house. So i want to build my own house."
Nathan's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Nathan received a $490 initial payment.
"The transfer has brought a very big difference in my life and that of my family. Having bought the cow that I have always wanted, I no longer incur the cost of buying milk and thus I have been able to save some money. With the money saved, I will now be able to repay back the motorcycle loan without failure hence I will no longer be in arrears. Thank you so much GiveDirectly for making this possible."
Samson's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Samson received a $297 second payment.
"I bought enough of food for my family. I also bought a smartphone that cause 26,000 LD. A was my dream to get a smartphone for myself. So With the help of givedirectly I was able to get a big phone for my self. I'm very thankful to Givedirectly for their support."
Betty's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Betty received a $297 second payment.
"In my opinion givedirectly did everything well in my life and that of my village, givedirectly was able to enroll everyone, and givedirectly has changed our entire village with so many new houses, our children are all healthy and in school. So there is nothing that givedirectly hasn't done well."
William's family
access_time over 2 years ago
William received a $282 initial payment.
"I was on my way to Buchanan with my children when I received the message with a huge amount of money in it. I was so much happy and overwhelms, because I was thinking on how to paid my children school fees. But as God could have it, when I received that money I run straight to my children school campus and paid their school fees. So I'm very happy."