GDLive | GiveDirectly

Unfiltered, unedited stories

We’re committed to transparency and use our survey technology to collect and share real-time updates and stories in this live newsfeed.

Browse the real, unedited profiles of the recipients we serve, learn about their aspirations, and follow them to stay updated as their lives move forward.

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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.

"My proudest achievement is that I have managed to build iron roofed house. I managed to do this from my small savings."

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Everline enrolled.

"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is when one of our child was sick and we couldn't afford to take him to the hospital. Its unfortunate that he succumbed."

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"My proudest achievement is that I have strived so hard and managed to construct a small iron roofed house for my family."

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Millicent enrolled.

"My biggest hardship is lack of sufficient finances to feed and educate my children."

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Mariam enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is poverty. I have no proper source of income to sustain my large family and sometimes my children go for days without a meal."

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Monica enrolled.

"I am proudest of building my house and buying household furniture through merry-go-round."

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Margaret enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is having to care for the sick in my family."

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"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is lack of sufficient funds to comfortably educate my children because I have so many children."

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"My proudest achievement is that I worked hard on people's farms and managed to single handedly build my current house."

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Susan enrolled.

"My proudest achievement is that we have struggled to build a new home."

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