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.
Stephen's family
access_time 5 years ago
Stephen enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of money to take care of the education needs of my children. "
Micheal's family
access_time 5 years ago
Micheal enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is lack of enough food for my family to eat."
Justine's family
access_time 5 years ago
Justine enrolled.
"Receiving this money means, I will use for farming practices. I shall buy cows to rear and invest in crop growing with this transfers. "
Magrate's family
access_time 5 years ago
Magrate received a $471 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, my standard of living has improved as opposed to the past when I lacked money to meet my daily needs."
John's family
access_time 5 years ago
John received a $452 second payment.
"My life is different in that, I owned livestock which I couldn't have bought in the short period of time given my previous situation of buying everything even food, but now I have owned 2 bulls and two cows, which are to help me ease farming and cows will produce milk for the family once they reproduce."
Hellen's family
access_time 5 years ago
Hellen received a $471 initial payment.
"My standards of living has improved from the time I received this transfer from Give Directly. I never had a bull and Rats used to disturb me in the night because I was sleeping on the floor but I bought a bed and mattress therefore no rat nightmares. I'm also laying brick and very soon I will start building a house and I will no long suffer from looking for grass to maintain the house year in year out."
Christine's family
access_time 5 years ago
Christine received a $471 initial payment.
"The moment I learnt that money was sent to me, I felt very happy. Although by then I was down due to an illness but I felt like ululating just like the other community members who did so."
Sarah's family
access_time 5 years ago
Sarah received a $471 initial payment.
"I sleep in a cool house that I mop compared to the days when my house was dusty and looking ugly. I also have a peace of mind since I have managed to clear my son's tuition arrears for the previous semester."
Hellen's family
access_time 5 years ago
Hellen received a $471 initial payment.
"The moment I received the transfer, I felt like if it were possible for the donors to show up physically before me; I would greet, hug, ululate and appreciate them for the great work they have done in sending the money to me."
David's family
access_time 5 years ago
David received a $471 initial payment.
"I became so happy for the assistance Give Directly gave me. As a matter of facts, Give Directly has delivered me from poverty because I used to live in a miserable life of putting on torn clothes, sleeping in ram-shackled house and above all living a single life. But since GD has given me this help I believe I use this transfers to construct a house and get myself a spouse who will comfort me."