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.
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Mary's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Mary received a $23 eleventh payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have completed my course on food and beverage. I shall thereafter apply the skills I have learned to seek formal employment and be able to support myself. Once I succeed in securing a job, I shall use part of my income to support my siblings and my grandparents."
Kadzo's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Kadzo enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will purchase two dairy cows. This will mean a constant supply of milk in my village and the nearest Bamba market. Running this business will help me attain a stable source of income that will cater for my family needs. The biggest motive behind this is to achieve my ambition of educating my children. I believe that education is the only inheritance that I can give them since I own nothing apart from my small house. This will help them come out of the vicious cycle of poverty in our family, which I believe is caused by illiteracy."
Mercy's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Mercy received a $530 second payment.
"My life is different in that I have started a poultry project. I used part of my first transfer to buy chicken and build a poultry house. The income I get from the sale of eggs is enough to buy food for my family. I can now help my spouse to provide some of the family basic needs and I no longer depend on him to cater for the family needs as I used to do before receiving my transfers. I have also joined merry go round using the money I get from the poultry project. I will use the savings from merry go round to buy a goat since goats matures faster and I will sell them in future to pay school fees for my children."
Jackline's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Jackline received a $23 eleventh payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to buy sheep and some chicken which I will keep for my financial security. I shall also be able to raise more livestock from these animals in the future. This will not only be of help to me but will also be a remembrance of the support I have been receiving from GiveDirectly."
Rebecca's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Rebecca received a $450 second payment.
"My life is so different now, I managed to construct an iron roofed house. I wouldn't have done this if it was not for GiveDirectly. Previously, I could struggle yearly to look for grass thatch for renovating my hut which was not easy because it is scarse."
Beatrice's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Beatrice received a $23 eleventh payment.
"I plan to save some of these transfers once my daughter has joined college so that I can set up a business which will give me an extra source of income especially when this project is over. I have vowed not to depend on my husband again, especially after knowing how good it feels to have your own cash"
Patrick's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Patrick enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face currently is lack of money for buying land and oxen for cultivation. "
George's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
George enrolled.
"Receiving this money means, I shall be to use for building ironroofed house. This house shall provide better accommodation for my family members."
Agnes's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Agnes enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of money to facilitate the education needs of my children. "
Simon's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Simon enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of money to take care of my household needs. "