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.
Ruth's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Ruth received a $633 second payment.
"If I had never received money from Give Directly,I would not have managed to accomplish most of the things I did due to lack of money,ie fencing my compound."
Syprose's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Syprose received a $23 second payment.
"I am planning to purchase a solar panel to light up my home and enable my children to study with ease. I am also planning to purchase a ram and be able to keep it and re sale whenever I have agency in finances."
Caroline's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Caroline received a $474 third payment.
"I spent the whole of my transfer on organizing for the burial of my co-wife who had passed on at the time the transfers were sent. It was so burdening that I really doubt if I could have made it a lone.I was so happy that I comfortably paid for the mortuary bills and availed all the resources to accord the late co-wife a good send off. May God bless Give Directly."
Jenipha's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Jenipha received a $474 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer to buy cement that I used to plaster my house because the floor was too dusty.I also bought house hold items and a sack of maize for family consumption."
Gladyce's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Gladyce received a $495 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer to buy iron sheets and cement that I used to build my new house since the one we were staying in,is too small and cannot accommodate my growing family comfortably.I also bought maize for family consumption."
Joseph's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Joseph received a $23 second payment.
"Currently, I do not have any new goal."
Pamela's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Pamela received a $23 second payment.
"My house is in good condition and this makes me happy. My farm is doing well and I know I will get good harvest."
Catherine's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Catherine received a $474 third payment.
"I spent my last transfer to buy building materials such as iron sheets and poles that were used to build me a new house because my previous one was grass-thatched and leaking. I used the rest of the money to buy sofa sets and other household items."
Josfin's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Josfin received a $23 second payment.
"Apart from the goals I had earlier, I would want to buy cows."
Aidha's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Aidha enrolled.
"My biggest challenge has always been the inability to provide basic needs for my household members, being a woman with no man to lean on for support, this has always been a challenge for me."