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.
Micheal's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Micheal enrolled.
"The biggest hardships which I face in my family is limit ways of getting money for the family because the only source for getting money in my family is through the sell of food crops when harvested."
Everlyn's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Everlyn enrolled.
"The biggest hardship in my life is lack of a stable source of income. I am unable to pay school fees for my children and provide them with adequate basic needs such as food, decent clothing and good shelter."
Katana's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Katana enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will purchase oxen. I will use them to plough my land and also for commercial purposes, to improve my income. I will also Construct a new house since my current house is damaged."
Najuwa's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Najuwa received a $448 second payment.
"I now have a nice bed and my house house is in a good shape than it was before Give Directly gave me the cash."
Denis's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Denis enrolled.
"My ambition is to be able to provide a better life for my family by being a successful businessman. I will have my own kerosene and petrol pumps and get money from it. I also want to be able to own my own garage and drive a car so that my children can be proud of me."
Agnes's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Agnes received a $466 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, my standard of living has improved."
Machulet's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Machulet received a $466 initial payment.
"The moment I received the transfer, I felt very happy."
Hellen's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Hellen received a $466 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily is that, I used to struggle a lot to meet my family needs because I lacked money. But now I can afford them with help of this transfer."
Christine's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Christine received a $466 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I'm soon going to build for myself a permanent house something I had struggled to do for so many years from the time my spouse passed on."
Esther's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Esther received a $466 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I live more happily because this transfer helped me to be debt free."