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.
Juliana's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Juliana received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect no significant change in my life in the next six months because I will still be working on educating the two orphans. Accordingly, a shall be leading a more or same kind of life."
Joseph's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Joseph received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I will have built a house for my children and my son will have completed school. I also expect to have harvested my onions and planted beans, this will fetch me higher profits that will enable me to clear his school fees this year."
Ted's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Ted received a $50 fourth payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is I relocated to a much safer and better place courtesy of the transfer. This has really given me happiness and comfort away from the fears that came along with the place where I had rented a house. First, the fires were very common and at some point, I lost all my stuff. There was also a high rate of insecurity and worst of all robbery with violence. I could not relocate from this place since I did not have the financial capacity to pay a higher amount of rent. The transfers have enabled me to live a more comfortable life and I am really grateful."
Juliana's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Juliana received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to have changed in the six months in that I will never lack money to support my children who will have joined various universities. I will be able to easily pay their bills including their pocket money."
Benard's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Benard received a $23 eleventh payment.
"I have been in the business of brick making for the last couple of years and I am now thinking of boosting this business so that I can earn more profits than I do currently. I need to buy more firewood within the locality so that I can make more and more bricks. If I can increase the production capacity then definitely i will make more money and that is my target within the coming six months."
Christopher's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Christopher received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I will be having sheep in order to keep them on my farm. The sheep multiply quickly and this is a way of making money."
Calvince's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Calvince received a $550 second payment.
"I would have not been where I am today if not for GiveDirectly for the gift of financial freedom. I now own my own house and my family can live comfortably in a large house. In addition to that, I have a motorcycle which makes my transport to and from work easy and efficient. My children can now stay in school and concentrate on their studies without worry of being sent home from school as I cleared the school fee arrears."
Prtronala's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Prtronala received a $23 eleventh payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have bought a dairy cow for milk production and bulls that will help in ploughing my piece of land. Currently, I hire people who do the job and pay them more money but I am hoping this situation which change soon. I will also use the bulls to plough other people's land so as to earn income."
Rose's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Rose received a $23 eleventh payment.
"In the next six months, I would want to continue paying school fees for my children so that they can study well in school. Their performance has been affected by being sent home for school fees every now and again. I would want them to have maximum time to studying in school."
Julius's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Julius received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to have changed in the next six months because I will have completed building my house. This will reduce the amount of work doe buy my wife to maintain the house. It will also be a good environment as it is cleaner and free of dust. This will make my children happy to have a nice home and they will be so proud of me."