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.
Joyce's family
access_time 6 years ago
Joyce received a $5 initial payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will be having a sustainable business that will enable me have a source of income."
David's family
access_time 6 years ago
David received a $23 second payment.
"Currently I do not have any new goal."
Mary's family
access_time 6 years ago
Mary received a $5 initial payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have repaired my roof and I will never be rained on again."
Meshak's family
access_time 6 years ago
Meshak received a $5 initial payment.
"My new goal is to save part of the monthly transfers so that I can buy a cow that will remind me of Give Directly even when the program is over."
Meshack's family
access_time 6 years ago
Meshack received a $5 initial payment.
"My life will change, I will probably be having a larger number of goats. My son's school fees will not be a problem any more. We will also afford to eat well in the household level."
Denis's family
access_time 6 years ago
Denis received a $23 initial payment.
"My life is not different currently but at least I am getting somewhere ."
Carolyne's family
access_time 6 years ago
Carolyne received a $5 initial payment.
"My new goal is to add more stock to my business which has not been doing well of late."
Anjelina's family
access_time 6 years ago
Anjelina received a $23 initial payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have replaced my leaking roof and be living a better life because I will be getting money every month to buy food and never go hungry."
Henry's family
access_time 6 years ago
Henry received a $23 initial payment.
"My life is currently different from how it would have been without the transfers in that I am able to accomplish my dreams such as expanding my farm projects. I have better plans for my future and I am living a less stressful life because I know that at the end of the month,I will receive money to fulfill my plans."
Tabisa's family
access_time 6 years ago
Tabisa received a $466 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have assets inform of cattle. This transfer also helped me to improve my heath because I was not able to pay my medical bills."