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.
Grace's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Grace received a $454 second payment.
"My life is different in that I am currently a happy person. This is because receiving this transfer has enabled me to acquire some assests such as cattle. It has as well helped me to improve the standard of living in my family through the household items that I bought making my home look presentable. "
Jesica's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Jesica received a $454 second payment.
"Currently I am delighted that receiving this transfer has enabled my spouse and I to start up a business that will help us generate money to support my family needs. Prior to getting this transfer, it was really difficult to get by given that I am a disabled person and can not physically and actively engage in any labor activity. People would then choose either to help me or not because I really had nothing much to offer but now, people come knowing that I have money to pay."
Gladhys's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Gladhys received a $22 eighteenth payment.
"Currently, all my hopes and plans are to invest in farming hoping for an improved harvest as compared to the last harvest. In the next six months, I expect to have practiced the advanced farming practices and hopefully, my crops will have done better."
Margret's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Margret received a $454 second payment.
"My life is different in that feeding has improved compared to when transfers weren't there. Secondly, the bulls are great use in ploughing gardens to grow food crops. Before, it was not easy to find someone who would plough your gardens using oxen for a low price, yet you have no money. "
Anna's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Anna received a $454 second payment.
"My life is different in that I now have livestock which will help support my livelihood through ploughing gardens, providing milk, and or even re-sale in future so as to pay children's school fees. Before, I used to be stressed a lot on how to acquire such assets that would support my life. "
Angela's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Angela received a $454 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been because I am about enter and start sleeping under an iron sheet roofed house. Before, the grass thatched house would leak during rainy season which was a big inconvenience at night."
Immaculate's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Immaculate received a $454 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been because I am happy to be able to afford food, household items like mattress, pay hospital bills. This was not possible without GiveDirectly money because it wasn't easy to have two meals in a day or even get medical treatment when ill. "
Jorem's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Jorem received a $454 second payment.
"My life is different in that I am happy nowadays because this money has enabling me to have livestock and chicken at home. These are necessary assets at home that can be sold to solve any financial problem emanating in future. Before, without these, I was full of stress especially when any member of the family fell sick, because you have no where to get money to meet hospital bill. "
Rose's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Rose received a $454 second payment.
"My life would have been very hard had I not received this transfers. First and moremost my children would not have returned to school because I didn't have money to pay their fees. Secondly I and the children would still be sleeping on the floor and old mattresses. Lastly I did not have any hope to construct a iron roofed house. Currently my life is different in that we're all sleep on beds and new mattresses. I managed to purchase some livestock and lastly I'm planning to put up a iron roofed house with the money I have saved from my last transfer. I would like to send my gratitude to GiveDirectly for having uplifted my standards of living."
Merab's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Merab received a $454 second payment.
"My life is better now in that, the livestock I bought will reproduce in future and I will be able to sell and acquire land since I still live at my parent's home. Previously I never had any livestock that I call my own and ploughing was so hard to the extent that I used to hire labour. "