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.
Kavumbi's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Kavumbi received a $11 initial payment.
Katana's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Katana received a $11 initial payment.
Dama's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Dama received a $11 initial payment.
Josephine's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Josephine received a $273 initial payment.
"Am so happy that I no longer have to walk 5 hours to sell and pay my children school fees with the little I get from selling. As a woman, it was a challenge for me in the past. Our living condition was also unfavorable. Currently, I am able to pay my children school fees, buy some zinc to improve my house and I have also started a new business to sustain my family. I spend around $ 10,000 LRD on my children school fees and school materials which was so important to me. I was also able to spend $ 5,000 LRD to buy my kids some new clothes and improve their room."
Boima's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Boima received a $273 initial payment.
"Cement, ceiling tiles, plank, paint, workmanship, floor mat"
Kagbeh's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Kagbeh received a $273 initial payment.
"Zinc, children school fees, uniform, and food"
Nyanlay's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Nyanlay received a $273 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life now is I am now able to have current in my home daily from the generator we bought. At night, there were some insects that used to crawl in the house, but with the lighting of the house from the transfer we received, the insects are no longer giving us hard times like they did to us."
Fatu's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Fatu received a $273 initial payment.
"This town don't have network coverage so at times, we all go to a particular area that has coverage. One day, while I was on my farm, my brother came running to me and he told me that others have started receiving the GD money including him. He quickly told me to give my phone so he could get to the network coverage area since I didn't know how to read and write. When my brother took my phone, I later saw him running towards me saying "GIVE DIRECTLY has done it, they have sent us the money". When I heard this, I started leaping with joy and I was so excited knowing that I have gotten solutions to my problems, which includes paying my sons tuition and also taking care of my son who has a broken leg."
Benaline's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Benaline received a $493 initial payment.
"We spent most of the money that we got on building another house. We have been living in a muddy house for a while and we have always wanted to transition to a wooden timber house that is much bigger but we have not been in a position to. This is because of lack of money as most of the little money that we make usually goes to payment of school fees for our children. So with the boost of support that GiveDirectly decided to bless us with, we saw an opportunity to achieve what we were not able to achieve all these years. Thank you so much GiveDirectly."
Musu's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Musu received a $273 initial payment.
"I spent most of the money on adding more goods to my business, I also bought a mattress and now give workmanship to those cutting sticks for my house project."