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.
Gilbert's family
access_time 5 years ago
Gilbert received a $23 fourteenth payment.
"I am planning to venture fully into livestock farming and it is going to be the main source of income for my family. I would sell the goats and buy cows that would earn my family income in times of financial constraints. My family do not have to worry about where to get money from. I can pay school fees for my children with ease, buy food for their consumption and also buy them personal items like clothes and shoes."
Dama's family
access_time 5 years ago
Dama received a $545 initial payment.
"I have been hiring oxen from my neighbours' during the cultivating period, which was expensive and costly for me. Therefore when I received my transfers purchasing my oxen was the first thing I did since most of my money went to hiring labor. I believe that by acquiring my own will greatly relieve me from a lot of expenses and help me earn more instead. To me owning this pair of oxen is the biggest difference in my daily life."
Zuura's family
access_time 5 years ago
Zuura received a $449 second payment.
"My life has changed in that, I am feeding well because I acquired basic food items cassava for flour, posho and beans not forgetting the balanced diet that I feed on. Prior to this cash transfer, feeding had been a challenge because I was pregnant and I could not fend for the family."
Kupuliano's family
access_time 5 years ago
Kupuliano received a $448 second payment.
"My life is better now in that, No one can suspect me off having HIV/AIDS since my health has improved because I feed well and on time due to the transfers that have helped me buy food in the household. I also live a happy life because I resumed rearing livestock. From the time the karamojong warriors attacked Teso and looted our cattle, I never bought any but thanks to GD that I now own cattle. These transfers have also increased my business capital and its booming to the fact that I can even fill a car full of hide and skin as compared to the past."
Samuel's family
access_time 5 years ago
Samuel received a $449 second payment.
"My life is different now than it would have been had I not benefited from GD because, I'm no longer stressed about finishing my house since the transfers have relieved me from construction costs. I'm glad that the money I will be getting in future I will use it for doing other things other than building a house. Prior to getting this money, Life was very hard because I survived on loans for building my house which is not the case anymore because these transfer has helped me complete it."
Silivia's family
access_time 5 years ago
Silivia received a second payment.
"I have built a huge beautiful house which I could not have built were it not for the transfers from GD. I used to live in a very small structure that could barely accommodate my family comfortably, depriving us of personal privacy. However, today things are different because this house has four rooms and everyone enjoys their own privacy. Moreover, I no longer feel embarrassed whenever I get visitors who come to pay me a visit and may like to spend a night at my place."
Kasiwa's family
access_time 5 years ago
Kasiwa received an initial payment.
"I saw the notification early in the morning as I was going through the messages in my inbox. I came across the one message from GiveDirectly that I have been anxiously waiting for. As I read through the content, I was filled with joy on realising that GiveDirectly had finally sent the first transfer into my Mpesa account."
Sam's family
access_time 5 years ago
Sam received a second payment.
"My life is different now in that, I'm so happy because I can tie my oxen and plow anytime I want compared to the previous days when I had to work in peoples' garden in order get a favor of being helped to plow. I and my spouse dress well nowadays unlike previous days when we wore rags as clothes. In addition to that, I started a butchery business that supports my family in providing basic needs i.e Food, small household items like soap, sugar, smearing oil among others."
Joseph's family
access_time 5 years ago
Joseph received a second payment.
"I can proudly say that currently I have a loot of items that I never had before I started receiving the cash transfers from the organization. For instance, I have already bought a cow and the birds I mentioned about which I now rear within my compound expecting to get future financial benefit from them when they eventually mature. Apart from that, I also bought a nice sofa-set which my family will be using very comfortably as opposed to sitting on the old furniture we had before. I"
Dama's family
access_time 5 years ago
Dama received an initial payment.
"I had desired for a long time to have my own pair of oxen to enable early and timely cultivating since rainfall is unreliable in my area. Due to financial constraints, then I could not fulfil this. It's only when GiveDirectly came to our village and through their financial support, I managed to buy my own pair. Owning this pair is the biggest difference in my daily life because I am assured of timely cultivation and early planting during the season."