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.
Florance's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Florance enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to take care of the education needs of my children, build an iron roofed house. "
Dinah's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Dinah enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is lack of enough money to enable me fulfill my family needs like having better house, land to farm."
Joyce's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Joyce enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be in position to retrieve the piece of land that was leased by my father-in-law."
Silver's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Silver enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is poverty. I would want to buy land so as to increase food productivity but I do not have finances. "
Joyce's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Joyce enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is poverty. It is very hard to meet household needs. "
Makulata's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Makulata enrolled.
"When I receive this money, I will buy cows for agriculture and also part of it to rent agricultural land."
Michael's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Michael received a $49 fourth payment.
"My goals now that I have started receiving the money is to open a restaurant. Since its starting cost is a bit higher, I am planning to save my income after I am employed as a driver so that I will use the money to start this business. I will also be saving part of my transfers so that I will also use it when starting my business. I will then use the money I will be getting from my job to cater for my family needs and use the ones I will be getting from the business to pay school fees for my children and investing more."
Benson's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Benson received a $49 fourth payment.
"I felt so happy the moment I started receiving my money. This money gave me hope that I would one day be able to fulfill my dream of having a business."
Mary's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Mary received a $448 second payment.
"My life has totally improved in that, my health is better since I can support my self to walk. In the past, I didn't have the money to treat my leg which made me move on a wheel chair."
Samuel's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Samuel received a $49 fourth payment.
"My goal now that I have started receiving the money is to start a business of selling second-hand clothes. I married recently and having a family without a source of income is very hard. Opening this business will engage me all day and it will also be my source of income. I will be using my profits to cater for my daily needs and pay my bills. I believe that by starting a business, my life will totally change even after when I will not be receiving transfers from GiveDirectly anymore."