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.
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.
"we had excess joy and happiness as a whole family because we received assistance from Give Directly. We laughed, danced and Ululated Thanking the Donors for financial support. I started having many plans running in my mind on how I will spend this transfer before I even discussed it my spouse and whatever I thought rimed with my spouse's thought as well."
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 became very happy when I received this money like I almost died due to happiness. I celebrated with my other colleagues in the village with all forms of dances, ululating and among others. The reason why the village was is in full joy is because our Muzungu meaning white man has saved us from extreme poverty."
Hellen's family
access_time 5 years ago
Hellen received a $471 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I'm always living life with a lot of joy . I am feeling loved by the fact that, GD sent such a huge amount of money to me. This makes me feel differently from the days when worry was the order of the day."
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."
Josphat's family
access_time 5 years ago
Josphat received a $199 initial payment.
"My goal is to create more opportunities for earning income for my family ."
Solomon's family
access_time 5 years ago
Solomon received a $471 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, this transfer has enabled me to acquire livestock that I hope to reproduce and be a source of my livelihood in the future. This therefore makes me feel very happy everyday waking up and setting my eyes on them."