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.

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Monicah enrolled.

"The achievement am so proud of is through my poultry farming I managed to buy sheep that I now own and are also doing fine."

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Odumbe enrolled.

"I would say my inability to raise school fees for my grandson is my biggest hardship because right now, I am jobless and I only depend on farming for sustainability."

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Fredrick enrolled.

"The achievement I am proudest of is that I managed to pay my wife's dowry and I am happy that we are now living peacefully."

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Elijah enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I face in my life is getting school fees for my children."

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Harrison enrolled.

"The proudest achievement have ever had is educating my children."

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Isabella enrolled.

"The proudest achievement have ever had is working hard and buying household assets that I did not have."

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"I was seriously sick but a have also to feed my children."

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Angelina enrolled.

"My husband is very sick and disabled such that he is unable to provide for us, so it has been up to me to provide for him and our children."

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Joyce enrolled.

"My biggest hardship is paying school fees for my children more so for those in higher institutions of higher learning."

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Pamela enrolled.

"My greatest achievement is being able to provide for my family even as a widow."

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