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.
Josemary's family
access_time 6 years ago
Josemary enrolled.
"Receiving this money means to buy a piece land and a cow. This land i shall give to my elder son to settle and the cow will produce more calves to cater for future needs."
Charles's family
access_time 6 years ago
Charles received a $453 second payment.
"The main difference is that i have self esteem and can now cultivate on a large piece of land than if I had not received this support, there would have been good insecurity at my household. "
Esther's family
access_time 6 years ago
Esther received a $453 second payment.
"Give Directly has given me hope to live for more years and if I had not received it, I would have died due to worries of old age."
Albert's family
access_time 6 years ago
Albert enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i face is lack of money to enable me buy oxen and ox-plough for ploughing my gardens."
Anna's family
access_time 6 years ago
Anna enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i face is lack of food. My family always does cropping late each season due to lack of oxen,hence receiving low crop out put."
Gordon's family
access_time 6 years ago
Gordon enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is I have been able to save money I earned from riding some one's motorbike and buy my own, this has increased my income and am able to provide for my family better than before."
Seline's family
access_time 6 years ago
Seline enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to save through table banking from cash I get after doing casual labour in people's farm and I have been able to pay my daughter's school fees and my two dairy cows."
Victor's family
access_time 6 years ago
Victor enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is difficultly in providing food to my family particularly during rainy season since the number of passengers are low and we might go without getting some cash by the evening."
Yefusa's family
access_time 6 years ago
Yefusa received a $453 second payment.
"My life has changed especially healthwise,I have been so sickly because I could not afford proper treatment but after getting my transfer,I was able to treat myself and I am now ok."
Gladys's family
access_time 6 years ago
Gladys received a $4 initial payment.
"My goal is to expand my maize selling business which I had have some struggle expanding it. This will help me have more profit for providing my family."