GDLive | GiveDirectly

Unfiltered, unedited stories

We’re committed to transparency and use our survey technology to collect and share real-time updates and stories in this live newsfeed.

Browse the real, unedited profiles of the recipients we serve, learn about their aspirations, and follow them to stay updated as their lives move forward.

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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.

over 6 years ago

Benadeta enrolled.

"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is hunger as I am old and I do not have the energy to do work to get cash for food."

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over 6 years ago

Benta enrolled.

"The achievement I am proudest of is that I was able to buy a cow through my business of selling groceries."

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over 6 years ago

"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that I have three children who need school fees and getting cash is a problem as I have debt in school which have accrued since last year."

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over 6 years ago

Millicent enrolled.

"The achievement I am proudest of is that I used to stay in a rental house at the market centre but now we have our own land and house which we stay in as we used small savings to buy the land."

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over 6 years ago

Beatrice enrolled.

"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that we don't have a farm that we can call ours so we usually rent other people's farms so that we can plant our crops and it is expensive for us."

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over 6 years ago

Okumu enrolled.

"The achievement I am proudest of is that I have been able to educate my wife up to diploma level using my own cash got from farming."

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over 6 years ago

Joshua enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I am facing in life is poverty. I lack proper source of income to meet my family's needs."

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over 6 years ago

"My biggest hardship is poor health. I have persistent back ache and so I can not work as hard as I used to."

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over 6 years ago

Peter enrolled.

"My biggest hardship is lack of sufficient resources to meet all my family needs."

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over 6 years ago

Pamela enrolled.

"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to provide for the needs of my family through farming."

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