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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Magret's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Magret enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of money. There is no clear source of income. "
Jenifer's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Jenifer enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is educating children. There is no sufficient money to cater for these needs."
Winfred's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Winfred enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to take care of the scholastic needs of my children and complete the construction of my house. "
Innocent's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Innocent enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of money to take care of my needs."
Gideon's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Gideon enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is illness. I feel pain on my right leg which limits my movement."
Esther's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Esther enrolled.
"When I receive this money, I will renovate the house, pay some loans and also buy some household items."
Anna's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Anna received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have constructed a poultry house where I'll be keeping the poultry."
Reuben's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Reuben received a $531 second payment.
"I lost my job so many years ago, and I was stranded with the children in the house. People used to gossip on how I will manage to educate my children because there was no stable income. At the moment, I have managed to clear all the fees balance for the whole semesters for my two sons. I could now think of other issues but not school fees."
Pamela's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Pamela received a $550 initial payment.
"My past life was full of frustration compared to the current one. I could sometimes go without any meal for the whole day, but now, I take my meals at the right time and eat what I want. It reached a time when I could quarrel with my daughter in-law to fetch for me water, now I have a peaceful mind and respect prevailed amongst us. This will help me in prevention of diseases associated with contaminated water like typhoid, cholera and dysentery."
Stella's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Stella received a $471 initial payment.
"The moment I received the transfer, I felt so happy. I did not have hope of getting land of my own but Give Directly has made way for me."