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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Stella's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Stella enrolled.
"Th biggest hardship which I face in my family is limited land for farming ."
Charles's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Charles enrolled.
"The biggest hardship which I face in my family is frequent sickness of my family members. which consumes a lot of money in terms of treatment."
Joyce's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Joyce enrolled.
"The biggest hardship which I face in my life is poor a commodation. "
Martha's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Martha enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is lack of proper shelter for all our family. We share our small house with the children."
Florence's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Florence received a $22 twelfth payment.
"Given that I am buying tea leaves from other farmers and supplying it in large scale now, In the next six months, will have increased my earnings. I will be more financially secure and will not have to worry about how to take care of my family's needs. I shall have stabilized my sources of income just through GiveDirectly transfers."
Norah's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Norah received a $22 twelfth payment.
"My prayer and expectation in the near future is to have finished building a new and a more comfortable house for us. Staying in a comfortable house allows one to rest well and have enough energy to face the activities of a new day. I also want my children to be studying well and with enough learning materials to improve their grades. I generally wish that our general lifestyle would improve just like the rest of my villagers."
Abraham's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Abraham received a $22 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I will be having a tank at home, this means my wife will be having lesser work to do since going for water was quite a task due to distance and now the main focus would be working on our farm thus higher production and my family would be well fed."
Shida's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Shida received a $543 initial payment.
"It was the date 11th Jan, 2019 at around 11:19 AM, I was just lying in bed when my son came to me from the garden and asked me for some money to go and knit his torn clothes. I sadly told him that I had no money at all, as I did not have any money. As we were talking and having conversations about other things, the message came in. I was filled with joy and my son was so amazed. I immediately told him that he could now knit his torn clothes. I informed my wife too, and we started planning on how to spend the transfers."
Shamimu's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Shamimu enrolled.
"I consider financial constraint as my biggest hardship. This is because I do not have a job and my husband is a casual labourer at Mabati Rolling Mills. This is not enough to meet our needs since he is the sole breadwinner in a family of nine."
Halima's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Halima received a $543 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that I now own a better house. I never considered myself to actually own a house, as my house was small and grass thatched. I now own a better and spacious house."