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.
Mary's family
access_time 4 years ago
Mary received a $528 second payment.
"Comparing my current life with how it would have been if I had never received the transfer, I feel there is quite a big difference. Many good things are now in our household which we never had before. With the clothing we bought for the whole household, everyone is now looking good. We managed to construct a new house which we could not have constructed without the transfers and finally, we also bought a cow which sorted us out of the great struggle to buy milk which was way too expensive for us."
Furaha's family
access_time 4 years ago
Furaha received a $528 second payment.
"Before GiveDirectly came , my family members and I were very skinny because we could afford a meal in a day. On those bad days when my husband and I didn't get work since we depend on causal jobs the whole family had to miss meals and this was very frustrating . Today, we are able to have three meals which we buy with the sent transfers from GiveDirectly. This has enlighten my family's happiness which I am proud of. Secondly, Nowadays we do have enough rest after acquiring a mattress . Thanks to GiveDirectly."
Selly's family
access_time 4 years ago
Selly received a $528 second payment.
"My life is currently different than how it would have been if I never received the transfer. This is because I no longer borrow money from my children most of the time. I can now meet most of my needs using the income that I now earn from the poultry project that I started using my transfers. Also, having clean tap water at my doorstep has changed my life in different ways. First, I no longer walk for long distances looking for water hence I can clean my clothes any time I feel like and this has enabled me to wear clean clothes all the time. Also, I sometimes earn an income by selling water to my neighbors especially during the dry seasons."
Peter's family
access_time 4 years ago
Peter received a $40 fifteenth payment.
"I plan to use my coming transfers for savings. My ideal goal is to start an electrical shop business. I am an electrician by profession and it will be my pleasure to exercise my knowledge in the right way. I will use the savings to rent a business premise and buy stock for the business."
Mary's family
access_time 4 years ago
Mary received a $40 fifteenth payment.
"I spent my transfer on paying school fees for my children. It has been my tradition ever since I started receiving these transfers to pay school fees for my children on a monthly basis. This has helped me reduce their balances in school. I used the other part of the transfers to pay my house rent. I was getting worried I might fail to pay because I have always used the transfers to pay rent since my income has not been much. The remaining amount, I used on buying food for my family."
Mary's family
access_time 4 years ago
Mary received a $40 fifteenth payment.
"My new goal is to boost my cloth business. The business has been my very main source of income and as at now, the stock I have is not much to make me rent a premise. My desire is to boost the business so that it can generate an income to help me pay for business rent and sustain my family needs."
Vanice's family
access_time 4 years ago
Vanice received a $253 second payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months In that, I will have expanded the number of acres that I do farm. This will under the long run make me get a good harvest. I will sell the surplus to expand my business of selling clothes and even choose a different new business."
Margret's family
access_time 4 years ago
Margret received a $23 twenty-third payment.
"I expect to have collected the required building materials that would facilitate the construction of my new kitchen. At the moment, I have to cook in the main house since my old kitchen had collapsed as a result of the heavy rains that washed it away."
Sammy's family
access_time 4 years ago
Sammy received a $40 fourteenth payment.
"Before the transfers, I had started looking for ways to raise money for buying building materials. I have a family and it is a very big embarrassment if we have to seek for shelter anytime I go home with my family. Since I started receiving these transfers, I have been saving part of it on a monthly basis with a view of buying a piece of land where I will build my own house. With these savings, I feel encouraged in my heart that I will finally have the house I have been talking about for years. I do not know if I would have made such an important step if it were not for the transfers."
Annah's family
access_time 4 years ago
Annah received a $40 fourteenth payment.
"My goal for the next transfers is to save for the future. Currently, I do not have an urgent need for the finances and I want to save so that I can start a business in case I do not meet any financial crisis in the future. This is a very big improvement in my life being that I have never saved before."