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.
Alice's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Alice received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that am now having great peace with my family now that we are no longer worried of how we'll get resources for building a house so that we get off the beach. Thanks to GiveDirectly."
Samuel's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Samuel received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am no longer employed by anyone but instead self-employed after purchasing a motorcycle that generates for me more income than what I used to earn before. Again, I can now enjoy flexible working environment because I am my own boss. I organize for the business and at the same time I attend to my side hustle."
Yuanita's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Yuanita received a $424 initial payment.
"The moment I received the transfer, I found myself completely happy."
Mary's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Mary received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that currently, I live in a cemented house. My second transfer enabled me to plaster the house and I am very happy that my environment has tremendously changed-the dust has really reduced and again I am not worried of being infested with fleas anymore."
Ruth's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Ruth received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that since I built and moved to my own home, I have acquired peace. Living with in-laws in the same compound is very challenging-most of the time, you find yourself crossing one another's path or fighting over some trivial issues of all which interfere with peaceful co-existence and good relationship."
Pamela's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Pamela received a $481 second payment.
"I never knew that one day, I will anticipate having my own home. As a widow, my husband died and left me with nothing and hopelessness so receiving this money has been a turn around in my life. I can now anticipate good things in my life like building an iron-roofed house in my own home and investing in farming like poultry keeping to improve my living standard. In short, I am now hopeful!"
Isack's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Isack received a $96 initial payment.
"I was very happy when I received the transfer because I was so financially down."
Monica's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Monica received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I can now talk of land that I own as an asset. I can sell the land at a profit or build my home and move out of a rental house in the near future. Before then, I lived in abject poverty and therefore I never had any assets to count on for instance, I have stayed in a rental house for the last 20 years with no progress or success."
Sella's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Sella received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that am now having a decent, spacious and stable house that doesn't leak, unlike before when I had a squeezed, leaking grass thatched house."
Eunice's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Eunice received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that currently, stress I used to succumb to has really plummeted-I couldn't sleep due to stress of educating my children since I never had a stable source of income and therefore I will remain grateful to Give Directly for what it has done to my life."