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.
Winny's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Winny received a $22 eighth payment.
"In the next six months I expect to have my own tea plantation of 1 acre. The seedlings are currently in the seedbed awaiting maturity to be transplanted. I expect to have started to rear chicken for sale too. These two will be sources of income for us, which will translate to a better living standard for us. GiveDirectly funds have indeed helped us and we are grateful."
Monica's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Monica received a $22 eighth payment.
"In the next six, I expect to have plastered the floor of my house and started a small business to help generate income for my family. My life will better off."
Naomi's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Naomi received a $22 eighth payment.
"In the next six months to come, I will have bought my own cow. I expected a more peaceful and a happier life with the blessing of a newborn child to my family."
Betty's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Betty received a $541 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is the start of great happiness now that I have been able to get what was so hard for me to obtain. I now have a heifer."
Namumbya's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Namumbya received a $449 second payment.
"I've been living in a very small house but I'm yet to build a big house out of the transfers received from GD."
Maria's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Maria received a $22 eighth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have constructed a new decent kitchen because the current kitchen is almost falling."
Tabitha's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Tabitha received a $22 eighth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have saved some money for constructing a new kitchen because the current kitchen is almost falling."
Teresa's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Teresa received a $22 eighth payment.
"In the next six months, I will have started a poulry project back at my home."
Andrew's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Andrew received a $22 eighth payment.
"I expect that by then I will have bought the cow then focus on purchasing building materials to construct a new house."
George's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
George received a $22 eighth payment.
"I am planning to construct a stall in the next few months so that I can have a permanent sales position which will come with other benefits such as having permanent customers."