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.
Christina's family
access_time 6 years ago
Christina received a $548 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my family now feeds well and they get three meals in a day unlike before when we used to take only one meal a day. This has made the health of my grandchildren to improve as they now get a balanced diet and enough food. The signs of malnourishment which had started manifesting itself in them have already faded."
Judy's family
access_time 6 years ago
Judy received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect your life to change in the next six months in that I will have bought a dairy cow and I will be no longer buying milk from my neighbors which is so costly. I will have also expanded my business of grocery and I will be saving some amount for school fees."
Faith's family
access_time 6 years ago
Faith received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change a lot in the next six months. This is because I look forward to starting a business of selling clothes in a nearby market. Subsequently, I will gain more income for using in improving my living standard. I will rely primarily on the revenue from my poultry farming, my casual work of teaching and the GD transfers to raise the startup funds. Moreover, I trust that with the increased income from the new business, I will afford to buy my own piece of land and settle (maybe later on)."
Sharon's family
access_time 6 years ago
Sharon received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will be generating income from two sources. My business will be earning me some profits and also the sales of my farm produce and this will make me to meet the basic needs of my children and even pay the school fee on time."
Esther's family
access_time 6 years ago
Esther received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have bought building materials to build a spacious and a better house for my family. My grandchildren will have a good place to sleep and even to do their homework."
Simon's family
access_time 6 years ago
Simon received a $471 initial payment.
"The moment I saw the message in phone and heard my neighbours speaking that Gd money had been sent, I had to confirm by checking my account balance. And when I saw the money, I felt very happy."
Grace's family
access_time 6 years ago
Grace received a $471 initial payment.
"I have been craving for this money and the moment I saw a mobile money alert on my phone, I felt so happy and thanked God for this assistance because Give Directly has fulfilled its promise to me. I promised myself to first sort out the most pressing matters like getting back my land and complete my house."
Jane's family
access_time 6 years ago
Jane received a $471 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I'm very happy because of the fact that I started the construction of my permanent house. This will offer me a better accommodation than the one I already have."
Josephine's family
access_time 6 years ago
Josephine received a $453 second payment.
"My life different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that I am just happy. Before, I would always feel sad. "
Francis's family
access_time 6 years ago
Francis received a $471 initial payment.
"I became very happy when I checked my phone and saw ugx 1700000 because since I was born, I have never witnessed someone giving out money the way Give Directly does. Secondly I kept on celebrating the whole night and I never slept back from midnight till morning from the time I saw money in my phone."