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.
Linner's family
access_time 5 years ago
Linner received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change significantly in the next six months because I shall be having my own cow. Currently, we do not have a cow as a family. In our community, owning a cow is a no mean achievement. Thus, I endeavor to buy one. Besides, I will be leasing more land to expand my farming practices. As a result, I will attain more crops for sale and consumption. Eventually, I will open a shop before the end of this year to attract more income. Consequently, I will be enjoying a better life that is marked with increased income."
Leonard's family
access_time 5 years ago
Leonard received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect to have moved out of my fathers home and started my own. I will have to build another room that will be using as our kitchen with the money form the Givedirectly transfers."
Juliana's family
access_time 5 years ago
Juliana received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect no significant change in my life in the next six months because I will still be working on educating the two orphans. Accordingly, a shall be leading a more or same kind of life."
Joseph's family
access_time 5 years ago
Joseph received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I will have built a house for my children and my son will have completed school. I also expect to have harvested my onions and planted beans, this will fetch me higher profits that will enable me to clear his school fees this year."
Ted's family
access_time 5 years ago
Ted received a $50 fourth payment.
"I was in the barbershop where I am employed when a message notifying me that I had received the transfers came in. I was super excited that could not work anymore. I told my boss to give me a day off and off I went to meet my fellow recipients who had received the transfer so that we could celebrate together. We were all in high spirits as we thanked God for what to us seemed like a miracle."
Juliana's family
access_time 5 years ago
Juliana received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to have changed in the six months in that I will never lack money to support my children who will have joined various universities. I will be able to easily pay their bills including their pocket money."
Benard's family
access_time 5 years ago
Benard received a $23 eleventh payment.
"I have been in the business of brick making for the last couple of years and I am now thinking of boosting this business so that I can earn more profits than I do currently. I need to buy more firewood within the locality so that I can make more and more bricks. If I can increase the production capacity then definitely i will make more money and that is my target within the coming six months."
Christopher's family
access_time 5 years ago
Christopher received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I will be having sheep in order to keep them on my farm. The sheep multiply quickly and this is a way of making money."
Calvince's family
access_time 5 years ago
Calvince received a $550 second payment.
"I would have not been where I am today if not for GiveDirectly for the gift of financial freedom. I now own my own house and my family can live comfortably in a large house. In addition to that, I have a motorcycle which makes my transport to and from work easy and efficient. My children can now stay in school and concentrate on their studies without worry of being sent home from school as I cleared the school fee arrears."
Prtronala's family
access_time 5 years ago
Prtronala received a $23 eleventh payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have bought a dairy cow for milk production and bulls that will help in ploughing my piece of land. Currently, I hire people who do the job and pay them more money but I am hoping this situation which change soon. I will also use the bulls to plough other people's land so as to earn income."