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.
Reuben's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Reuben received a $22 nineteenth payment.
"My life will have changed in the next six months in that I will not be buying milk anymore. This is because my heifer will have reproduced. Also, I will have planted some livestock feeds so that my livestock will be having enough feeds throughout the year especially during the dry season. I will have also finished building a kitchen for my family. As a result of this, my wifes items will always be secure since she will not have to take them outside at night anymore."
William's family
access_time over 4 years ago
William received a $22 eighteenth payment.
"with the plans that we have of plastering the rest of our house, I hope that in the next six months, we will be living in a much better environment. Plastering the entire house will make it look more decent and easy to maintain, therefore, we will not have to constantly worry about smearing to keep it in good shape."
Alice's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Alice received a $531 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have built a better and spacious kitchen for my family. Before I used to have a small grass-thatched kitchen for cooking. There was a big problem because it was leaking from the inside and cooking was a problem especially during the rainy season. My children used to sleep in the same house and they were exposed to cold. I remember the could complain so much and because I was doing casual jobs and the money that I get from that was not enough for me to buy building materials to build a new house for them. I could not welcome visitors to my house because it was not decent but currently I have a good house and I don't fear to welcome visitors anymore. My children also have a good place to sleep and do their assignment. We are so grateful because our living standard has improved."
Evaline's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Evaline received a $22 seventeenth payment.
"I believe in the next six months, I will be having a stable business hence a stable source of income. I will be in a position to take care of my children with a lot of ease."
Geoffrey's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Geoffrey received a $531 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have bought a dairy cow. I used to buy milk from my neighbors and it was so costly for me. I do casual in the village and the amount of money I get from this is not enough to gather for all the basic needs of the family. Sometimes we could miss getting casual jobs and my family had to go without milk and breakfast and this was so demoralizing especially when we had visitors in our home. Currently, I have enough milk for my family and I sell the surplus at the market to earn an income to meet other basic needs and also save some amount to pay school fees for my children in primary school. I have devoted most of my time to work on my farm and this has resulted in a good harvest. I am so much grateful for the support from GiveDictely it has changed our living standard."
Norah's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Norah received a $22 nineteenth payment.
"After completion of the construction of a new house in our household, we have decided to pull together our finances so that we may purchase a piece of land. All my family members have come to this agreement after consideration that the available piece of land in our household is too small to be shared amongst all of us. We have opened an account where we will be depositing an equal amount of money after every two weeks and by the end of six months, we will have raised enough money to purchase a piece of land. We have already started the contribution and soon we'll start searching for a piece of land on sale. I expect this project to run smoothly and by the end of the six months, we expect to have gotten ready to purchase that piece of land."
William's family
access_time over 4 years ago
William received a $22 nineteenth payment.
"With the current plans to construct a fishpond and initiation of fish farming, I expect the project to have started in the next six months."
Anna's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Anna received a $22 eighteenth payment.
"I expect that my life to change in the future because I have a plan of buying a cow which will act some short term saving going into the unforesseable future. The advantage is that I stand a chance to gain back my cash by selling the cow in the event that I run out of finances."
Dominic's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Dominic received a $531 initial payment.
"The moment when I received the money I felt so happy. I was still in bed it was around 3 Am in the morning when I heard a message from my phone and when I checked it I was so happy because I have never received such amount of money before. I immediately wake up my family members to inform them of the good news and everyone was so happy. I knew I would be happy to buy building materials to build a better and spacious house for my family."
Christine's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Christine received a $514 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now happy after getting financial support and bought the oxen. I believe and hope they will be of great help in ploughing my farm since the pair can take fewer days to plough an acre as compared to tilling myself. I believe I will get increased harvest products from the previous ones being that I prepared my farm in time unlike before when I used to do it myself. The oxen will also be helping in fetching water since the dams are very far from the village. Apart from that, I will also hire them to my neighbors at a fee and get an income to help me sustain my family needs without straining."