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.
Daniel's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Daniel enrolled.
"Income generation is my major challenge. I don't have enough money to buy my family and I needs, we depend on the sale of fufu for survival but in recent times the market is not selling because of bad road conditions."
Marcus's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Marcus enrolled.
"When I received the cash transfer, I will buy my zinc and build my house because my family and I currently live in a mud house with thatch roof."
Peter's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Peter enrolled.
"I will buy zinc and change the roof of my house to zinc roof but if the money is plenty I will build a new house. Additionally, I go to hospital and pay my children school fees."
Mamie's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Mamie enrolled.
"I am faced with many challenges for now but the primary challenge is money. When I get money from Give Directly I will build a new house,send my children to school and make businesses."
Hawa's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Hawa enrolled.
"The primary challenge that my family is currently faced with is to gather enough food for the family. My husband has two wives. He is not employed. We live primarily on subsistence farming. Produce from the farm are shared between his two homes. As a result, we can barely get enough food for our home."
Varney's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Varney enrolled.
"When I receive this money from Givedirectly will mean a fulfillment of my dream of owning a house for me and my family. I have always dreamed of building a house to shelter my family but the impediment for me to construct a house is lack of money. I am not gainfully employed. I have to do farming and burn charcoal to sustain my family."
Watta's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Watta enrolled.
""My health remains the number one challenge I'm currently faced with. I have been struggling with this strange condition for more than three years. Initially, I did not know what it was. I tried all kind of traditional medicine but all to no avail. I was finally diagnosed with body infection last year. I have spent all I've ever earned trying to seek solution. I don't have enough money to continue the treatment. Therefore, this condition remains my primary challenge till this date""
Zoe's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Zoe enrolled.
"My husband has never been well. During his ailment, I had to go through a lot to also support him. I also had to stand on my feet to support my children in his absence. Because of his absence, we did not make a farm this year. When it comes to making farm here, the man has to be at the forefront even when you have the money to pay people. People will do anything they want to and go away with it. They will take your money and not do the job on your farm for it. As a result of not being able to make farm, we are now buying rice by cup, which is an expensive thing to do."
Musa's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Musa enrolled.
"I had a surgical operation in 2007 and because of that, I had to stop doing physical work. The work I used to do for money can't be done by me again because of my health condition. To make matters worse, my woman who used to help me was operated on this year before giving birth to my youngest daughter. For now, my greatest challenge is the lack of financial support to support my family."
Mohammed's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Mohammed enrolled.
"I was doing business in Monrovia and it broke down because I was doing everything for myself from my business money. I later decided to come back home and hustle for money to start my business again. So, when I receive this money, I will want to start my business. I dropped out from school since 2005 because I had to traveled to Guinea after the war. When I receive this transfer, I would like to forward my education. I believe that education is the key to success."