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.
Rita's family
access_time 5 years ago
Rita received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to see my current house fully plastered and well furnished with a new set of chairs. I have only been using old and weak wooden chairs. I also expect to see my four children going to school without being sent back home due to lack of school fees. As a result, I believe they will succeed in their studies and secure better jobs thus become self-reliant in future."
Martin's family
access_time 5 years ago
Martin received a $226 second payment.
"My life is now different in that, my quality of life has greatly improved. This is because I can now afford whatever I need in life unlike in the past when I lacked money."
Janeth's family
access_time 5 years ago
Janeth received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I am planning to use the money I will get from table banking to buy a dairy cow. It will produce enough milk for family consumption and I will be able to sell some of it to earn an income to cater for other basic needs."
Alphonce's family
access_time 5 years ago
Alphonce received a $368 second payment.
"My life is now different in that I now have a business. My days are busy with something constructive unlike before when I would sit around most of the time waiting to be called for any available jobs. I also have some income everyday, unlike before when I would depend on unpredictable jobs."
Agnes's family
access_time 5 years ago
Agnes received a $50 fourth payment.
"I received the transfers early in the morning at 6:00 AM when I was still asleep. I did not have sugar for break fast on that morning when I first received my transfers. I was woken up by the message tone in my phone. I checked my phone and it was the message from Give Directly. I was very happy in my heart and the first thing I did was to head to the shop and buy my family sugar for breakfast."
William's family
access_time 5 years ago
William received a $452 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never got the transfers in that this money has taken me to another level financially, I started a business of burning bricks and am able to get a minimum of UGX 200,000 and a maximum of UGX 400,000 as profit each time I sell bricks which I do after every six weeks."
Michael's family
access_time 5 years ago
Michael received a $459 second payment.
"My life is different in that, I have been in position to owned a cow that is about reproduce to generate milk for my children and I have also owned better clothes and bedings, that I couldn't afford before receiving this transfer."
Joseph's family
access_time 5 years ago
Joseph received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have ventured into group saving culture and this will enable me to pay school fees for my children on time. I will also be doing horticulture farming to enable me to earn an income by selling the produce at the market near home."
Charles's family
access_time 5 years ago
Charles received a $452 second payment.
"Before I had no clue or future plans on how to take care of my family. My life is much different because the cash transfer helped me to pay school fees, and acquire basic needs for my family. More so, we can now afford more than one meal in a day because I can afford to buy food with the cash transfers. GiveDirectly has made it possible for me to communicate easily with my relatives and friends with the GD phone that I was provided."
Sharon's family
access_time 5 years ago
Sharon received a $452 second payment.
"If I had never recieved the transfer, I would not be fully married. I would still be staying in a relationship without my parents blessings."