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.
access_time
over 6 years ago
Margret
received a $475 third payment.
"I bought building materials using the third transfer and built a much larger house because my previous one was tiny and could not comfortably accommodate my family members"
View Margret's
profile
access_time
over 6 years ago
Silvester
received a $23 third payment.
"In the next six months I will have plastered my house and my family will have enough food to take."
View Silvester's
profile
access_time
over 6 years ago
Florence
received a $475 third payment.
"I used the third transfer I received to plaster my house that I had built using the second transfer. I also bought other household items like furniture and cleared my son's school fees."
View Florence's
profile
access_time
over 6 years ago
Rose
received a $475 third payment.
"I had a bought a piece of land with the second transfer that I received,so when I got the third one,I saw it fit to buy building materials and build a house in that piece of land."
View Rose's
profile
access_time
over 6 years ago
Dorice
received a $23 second payment.
"I would want to buy a a goat as an investment for my family."
View Dorice's
profile
access_time
over 6 years ago
Alfred
received a $23 third payment.
"I would want to start a business to help boost my income."
View Alfred's
profile
access_time
over 6 years ago
Rosemary
received a $23 third payment.
"Currently I do not need to borrow money when I am in need unlike before I had to go borrowing money from friends to survive when I was faced with household difficulties and financial crisis."
View Rosemary's
profile
access_time
over 6 years ago
Mary
received a $475 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on buying two cows because for a long time I have always wanted to own cattle that can provide me with milk and help me during farming. I also bought a cupboard and spent the rest of the money on foodstuff and other household items."
View Mary's
profile
access_time
over 6 years ago
Stephen
received a $23 third payment.
"I will have a good harvest because I used fertilizer and seeds at the right time. Thanks to Give Directly."
View Stephen's
profile
access_time
over 6 years ago
Roseline
received a $475 third payment.
"I used the cash transfer to buy one cow in addition to cement that I used to plaster my house. On top of that, I also bought fishing nets that my husband uses to fish from the lake to date."
View Roseline's
profile