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.
Rosemary's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rosemary received a $496 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that GD has given us rest from heavy burden we used to have before like the need to provide accommodation to our family, food and education."
Mariam's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Mariam received a $496 second payment.
"The biggest different in my life is that I can now watch news all over the country, I no longer light with paraffin but a solar lamp. My sugarcane farm will also give income which will improve our living standards."
Dorothy's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Dorothy received a $496 second payment.
"Other NGOs are giving very little amounts of money that can't sustain someone's needs but GiveDirectly is very generous in their giving."
Elizabeth's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Elizabeth received a $99 initial payment.
"When I get my upcoming lumpsum payment, I will plaster my main house with sand and cement and fix on it steel windows and doors."
Caren's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Caren received a $496 second payment.
"I have a better life and i have acquired a number of assets i could not afford like, a big house and now i no longer use paraffin because i bought a solar lamp. Thank you GD."
Mourice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Mourice received a $496 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that I now have a kitchen and bulls for ox-ploughing. I can easily get income for daily needs."
Anne's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Anne received a $496 second payment.
"The biggest difference i have seen in my life is that i am no longer in a leaking house."
Grace's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Grace received a $496 second payment.
"GD gives us money that is more flexible and we can channel to various needs and projects while other Ngos like Aphia Nyanza give us soaps that can't address the rest of our needs like food."
Phoebe's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Phoebe received a $496 second payment.
"So many NGOs does not complete their support, they start it and live it in complete while GD complete its promise."
Musa's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Musa received a $99 initial payment.
"I will save my upcoming lumpsum payment to combine it with the last/ second upcoming lumpsum payment in order to purchase a new motorcycle."