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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Betty's family
access_time 6 years ago
Betty received a $441 second payment.
"My life is different that in I had not received cash transfer in that, I am now a happy person in my family."
Rebecca's family
access_time 6 years ago
Rebecca received a $441 second payment.
"My life is different than if I had not got this transfer in that I am now a stress free person after paying off the debt and regained ownership of an acre of land which I had mortgaged as security."
John's family
access_time 6 years ago
John received a $441 second payment.
"My life is different than if I had not received cash transfers in that, I have self esteem now compared to the life before. I even generate daily income through boda boda business."
Milton's family
access_time 6 years ago
Milton received a $441 second payment.
"My life has really changed because I have I now own what used not to own for example a business, land and a bicycle. I give all thanks to Give Directly for transforming my life."
Julius's family
access_time 6 years ago
Julius received a $441 second payment.
"I used to sleep in a grass thatched house, I never had livestock, garden and some many things. However right now I have my garden, Livestock an iron sheet house and also cater for medical bills. My life has really changed from nothing to something."
Joseph's family
access_time 6 years ago
Joseph enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is when my son got accident with a motorcycle and even lost one of the hands and I didn't have even a single coin for his treatment, this made me to sell everything even my bed thus left me a very poor man. "
James's family
access_time 6 years ago
James enrolled.
"The biggest hardship which I face in my life is paying school fees because it takes a lot of money ."
Daniel's family
access_time 6 years ago
Daniel enrolled.
"Receiving this money is means of me using that money for paying my family debt."
Florence's family
access_time 6 years ago
Florence enrolled.
"Receiving this money is a means of helping to buy oxgyen and ox-plough for ploughing. "
John's family
access_time 6 years ago
John enrolled.
"The biggest hardship which I face in my life is hardship interms of getting the money for eduacating my children."