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.
Sainabu's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Sainabu enrolled.
"The money will go towards building a good house for me and my family. We always struggle every rainy season since the house leaks a lot. The other money will go towards buying clothes for me and my children as well as other house utensils."
Amina's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Amina enrolled.
"Food insecurity is always a problem for us. We struggle to raise enough to buy food which will be adequate for us even for the whole week. We always depend on small piece works which just enable us to afford food for that day."
Ethel's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Ethel enrolled.
"This money means alot to me I'm so excited about the programme because finally I will be able to get the things I have wanted to buy such as matress and bed covers,I have always wanted to have a nice sleeping place now my wish is about to be fulfilled thank you so much Givedirectly for everything."
Asiyatu's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Asiyatu enrolled.
"The biggest hardship of my life has always been hunger,I'm a farmer yes but to be honest having no money for farm inputs like,fertiliser,proper farm equipments,seeds and likes really leads to almost 0 harvest hence we always have no food each and every year and we starve."
Lorna's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Lorna enrolled.
"Receiving this money will help us as a family improve our home by expanding it. The current house that we are staying in is so small especially our bedroom. Our children are all grown and the expanded room shall be used as their bedroom as we have our privacy as the parents. I also intend to use the remaining amount to improve my poultry keeping project by adding more chicken. The idea to improve my poultry keeping project was informed by the fact that we may have surge in needs for our family going forward especially payment of school fees."
Faith's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Faith enrolled.
"After the demise of my spouse one year ago, my life took a different twist. My brother-in-law wanted to forcefully inherit my three children and I. He threatened to kill me when I declined this barbaric act and this made him burn down my house. I had to flee back home to be with my parents who gave me this 0.5-acre piece of land to live in with my children. I have been struggling since then as I try to pick up the pieces, after allthe emotional and psychological trauma I've been through. I do casual jobs to feed and clothe my children yet these jobs are never a guarantee to secure due to the remoteness of this area. This is the biggest hardship I face."
Stephen's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Stephen received a $494 initial payment.
"I received the transfers around six in the morning while still asleep. I was very happy for the early morning blessing and immediately relayed the good news to my wife and she too was very excited. I kept the money until the day I found the Dorper sheep breed which we had planned to buy with family."
Joyce's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Joyce received a $494 initial payment.
"The moment I received the transfers it was around six in the morning while taking tea and we were very excited than before."
Benard's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Benard received a $494 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is purchase of a heifer which I wanted to own for the past two years since I married but couldn't afford. This will act as a long term milk source and income source for my family. Building a l two roomed spacious house which can accommodate visitors is another big difference. Before when my in-laws came for sleep over visit, I would be forced to seek for accommodation in neighbor's houses because my house was a single tiny room which was a bedroom and kitchen at same time."
Benard's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Benard received a $494 initial payment.
"I spent 350 Dollars on a dairy cow as an additional cow to increase milk production and as alternative especially when one cow is it's dry period. I also spent 60 Dollars on sofa set cushions, 35 Dollars on ceiling boards and 15 Dollars on labor because my house was incomplete. 40 USD was spent on family clothin, 35 USD on ten chicken layers as a source of income for my family and 12 USD on maize meal and sugar."