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.
Janet's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Janet received a $449 second payment.
"My life is now different in that, I have been able to construct a nice permanent house that will rescue me from the problems I suffered while sleeping under a dilapidated structure that leaked every time it rained."
Micheal's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Micheal received a $449 second payment.
"I have a peace of mind now because I have been thinking on how to acquire a plot of land. Now whaf I have to do is develop my plot since Give Directly has bought it for me."
Drake's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Drake enrolled.
"Receiving this money means investing in poultry rearing. I also intend to use this money to boost my shoe making bussiness."
Yonasan's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Yonasan enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is my health condition. I have diabetes and high blood pressure which has made me poor due to medical bills"
Ben's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Ben enrolled.
"Receiving this money means, I will construct an iron roofed house since my current grass thatched house leaks"
Magret's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Magret enrolled.
"Receiving this money is a means of helping me to get money for building permanent house for my self, then the balance i will use for feeding ."
Joyce's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Joyce enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to start up my own income generating activity or bussiness."
Winfred's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Winfred received a $449 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been because I can now easily afford food for my family, and I nolonger have to wait for others to hire oxen to plough gardens during rainy season. "
Judy's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Judy enrolled.
"My husband's lack of stable source of income is the biggest hardship I have faced in my life.We got married 2 years ago when we had nothing to sustain our family we had to start from scratch,it got worst when I got my first and second born where we could hardly manage to get food and other basic needs,It got to a point when I could not bear it anymore and wanted to separate from him but then I decided to hang on and from there he resorted to being a casual labourer from here is where we get basic needs,though little life is much better now."
Hassan's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Hassan enrolled.
"Recieving this money means, I will be able to buy oxen to help me in ploughing my gardens and also hire more land for farming."