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.
Marijan's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Marijan received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different in that I can now travel at any time and on time. Before I had to look around for transport and even get delayed to reach my place of work."
Isaac's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Isaac received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different in that I now will have enough food since I now own bulls which have helped ploughing my gardens unlike before I used to wait for other people to finish cultivating their gardens before they could help me with the bulls."
Dinah's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Dinah received a $453 second payment.
"I have a lot of happiness in my life because of these transfers. These money has enabled me construct a house even though I was supposed to go for a medical operation which I denounced in Jesus's name in order for me to build my house."
Janepher's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Janepher received a $22 seventh payment.
"I would want to build a new house for myself because right now I live in my in-laws house and I do not feel so comfortable being there right now. Building my own house will be a big step towards improving my life."
Catherine's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Catherine received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different in that, I have got gardens which I plan to farm my crops when the season for planting starts. I could not have got this gardens now if I never received the transfer since I was just starting life a fresh "I came back to my parent's home" after my marriage had failed."
Sarah's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Sarah received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different in that there is a great change in my lifestyle as I am able to dress, feed and sleep well."
Florence's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Florence received a $453 second payment.
"There was no another way I would acquire Livestock, pay school fees for my school going Children, Buy household items such as Clothes and Utensils if it wasn't of Give Directly. It's through Give Directly that I own all the above mentioned items which has greatly changed my life."
Sarah's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Sarah received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different in that I now have a peace of mind because I was able to pay for my son's tuition with the cash transfer I received from GD, hence I feel OK unlike before , my pressure used to go high because I would worry about where I was going to get money to pay for my children's school fees."
Moses's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Moses received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different in that, I have built an iron roofed house with this transfer that I couldn't have built had I not received it."
Lucy's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Lucy received a $195 initial payment.
"I used part of the money I recently received to start a second-hand clothes business because before the money came, I was jobless and only worked as a volunteer in the nearby organization where all I was given was a transport allowance. This was a good opportunity for me to have a stable source of income which had been my greatest challenge in life. I used some of it to pay our house rent which had delayed for two months, bought foodstuff and saved the rest of it to expand my business at any necessary moment."