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.
Conselata's family
access_time 5 years ago
Conselata received a $22 eighth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have plastered the house, it's only after that I'll think of the next thing to do."
Veronica's family
access_time 5 years ago
Veronica received a $22 eighth payment.
"I expect to own livestock by then which is a sign of wealth in my community meaning that I will be in a different social status."
Sarah's family
access_time 5 years ago
Sarah received a $22 eighth payment.
"In the next six months l expect to have started saving for my project of building a kitchen."
Safari's family
access_time 5 years ago
Safari enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that my life will change for the better. I will restart a livestock business that will be a reliable source of income for my family. I have done this business before but because of insufficient funds, I failed. Restarting this business will sustain my family's basic needs among them: food and school fees. "
Kauchi's family
access_time 5 years ago
Kauchi enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to improve my livelihood. I intend to construct a better house for myself because the one I currently live in is not spacious enough to accommodate my kitchen, granary and poultry. "
Dama's family
access_time 5 years ago
Dama enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of stable source of income that can sustain my family. I only depend on subsistence farming and some income from my daughter who is doing casual job in Mombasa. These sources are not reliable and sometimes I fail to meet some of my family's basic needs among them: paying school fees for my children."
Joseph's family
access_time 5 years ago
Joseph received a $449 second payment.
"My life is different in that I have been in position to own a plot of land and a bull that will enble me phough my farm land in time, I couldn't have owned a plot of land and a bull had I not recieved this transfer."
Harriet's family
access_time 5 years ago
Harriet received a $449 second payment.
"My life is different in that I have been in position to get out of the loose that I faced(my house got burnt with all my belongs) with this transfer I was able to get new household items, I couldn't have bought most of the house hold items that got burnt in a short time had I not recieved this transfer."
Daniel's family
access_time 5 years ago
Daniel received a $449 second payment.
"My life is different in that, the family income has greatly improved because of the motorbike that does transportation business, in a day I get 15000 ugx to 20,000 ugx that has enabled me to provide food and medical treament for my family, I couldn't have bought this motorbike had I not recieved money from Give Directly."
Kalume's family
access_time 5 years ago
Kalume enrolled.
"Family conflict that led to separation with my wife was one of the biggest hardship I've faced in life. I went into depression and alcoholism for a long period of time. I lost my job and the little resources I had back then disappeared. The thought of spending the rest of my life without her shattered me. It is by the grace of God and help from my family that am a better man now. At the moment, am in good health, and able to engage in economical activities."