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.
Michael's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Michael enrolled.
"Receiving this money means i will be able to buy oxen and an ox plough to better my agricultural productivity. "
Elizabeth's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Elizabeth enrolled.
"Recieving this money means i shall be able to purchase aplot of land for cultivation.My family will depend on crop harvest realised from farming to cater for basic needs like food, medicine. This will improve living standards of my family. "
Joyce's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Joyce received a $470 initial payment.
"At that moment I was asleep when my son woke me up and told me that I had received money. I was so happy that I could not believe my ears until the next day when I withdrew the money. I was so happy and I am still happy for the cash transfer that Givedirectly sent me."
Roseline's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Roseline received a $466 third payment.
"I used my last transfer to build a house I used to live in a house that was small and the roof was worn out so I bought iron sheets, steel doors steel windows, timber for building and other building materials to finish up the project. The remaining money I used to buy a sheep to rear."
Jenipha's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Jenipha received a $483 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer paying school fees for my two children one in college taking a course in teaching, another in a technical training college and the other in secondary school."
Beatrice's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Beatrice received a $465 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer buying building materials that I used to build a new house in my own compound. I have moved away from my father-in-law's compound. The remaining I spent on buying livestock for rearing and food too for my family consumes."
Siprose's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Siprose received a $483 third payment.
"I used my last transfer to pay school fees for my child who is in high school and I also took part of the money to use it to build a house I used to live in the compound of my father in law and this used to bring quarrels and disagreements in the family, the rest of the money I used to buy uniform for his small brother and bought some other small items for the household."
Nelly's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Nelly received a $465 third payment.
"I used my last transfer to pay fees for my children one who is college doing theater arts and another one just joined high school the last transfer came in in the time when all of them were joining their various schools the rest of the transfer I used for our daily needs."
Joyce's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Joyce received a $483 third payment.
"I spent part of my third transfer paying school fees for my children who are in college as for me education is a basic need and I feel my children should be in school. The remaining I spent on my rice plantation as this will help me raise more school fees for my children given that they are still in school."
Lydia's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Lydia received a $483 third payment.
"I used almost all of my last transfer to build a house, I thought of building because my hose before was small and the iron sheets were worn out and licking when it rained so for this matter I bought building materials mainly the iron sheets and the special soil we use for plastering our walls. The remaining money I used to buy food in the house."