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.
Kiene's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Kiene received a $273 initial payment.
"I feel so happy because, I was sitting not doing anything and receiving such money, I was happy and dancing."
Miama's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Miama received a $273 initial payment.
"I was very happy because, I was indebted, so I used some of the money to pay back."
Ousman's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Ousman received a $273 initial payment.
"I feel so happy and tell God thank you so much for the money because, it was surprising to me receiving such a money."
Bandu's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Bandu received a $273 initial payment.
"I was able to used the money to buy my house materials, bought food and paid the children school fees for this semester"
Tenneh's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Tenneh received a $273 initial payment.
"The happiness make my pressure to go up on that day when the money hate my account. The reason was that I was thinking how my children schooll fees and God answered my prayers"
Momoh's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Momoh received a $273 initial payment.
"When I saw the money in my phone, I was feeling happy, because such a money, I have not received it before since I was born"
Bendu's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Bendu received a $273 initial payment.
"I bought spraying cane and chemical for my garden. I also paid my children school fees along with their uniforms"
Tenneh's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Tenneh received a $273 initial payment.
"In time past,we were depending on cassava sales when school closed to get ourselves back to school the fellowing school year. I thank God for Givedirect for the assistance given this time that I am not going through the old way of getting money to get back to school"
Elizabeth's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Elizabeth received a $273 initial payment.
"I was on my farm harvesting when I received a message alert in my phone. I didn't know it was the cash that had been transferred to me. Then at an later hour, I went to the kitchen and gave the phone to my husband and told him that an alert was in the phone for him to read, since I am unlettered. After reading the alert, he told me that it was the cash transfer from GiveDirectly. Just by hearing it was the cash from GiveDirectly, I jumped out of the kitchen with joy. I mean with singing and dancing and the next day without any delay, my husband told me to go and cash out the money."
Sundaymar's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Sundaymar received a $273 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life since I started recieving payments from GiveDirectly is that, I have cement floor in my house and I now have my house walls covered with cement that which I have not had in my daily life over decades."