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.
Uriah's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Uriah received a third payment.
"GiveDirectly is shaping my live by giving me money and not interferring but allowing me to decide on how to spend my money."
Kaneno's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Kaneno received an initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that I am optimistic that I would be able to own a nice structure. This will restore the joy in my life since we would no longer have to speed sleepless nights due to the leaking roof. Moreover, I can provide for the basic needs of the family like food without any struggle and our kids no longer go to bed without food."
Dickson's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Dickson received a second payment.
"Next year I wish to accomplish me building my new house because where I live is not decent."
Paul's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Paul received a third payment.
"I want to start a Cocoa Farm through which i would be able to earn more money to be able to take care of myself and my family in the future."
Titus's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Titus received a $243 second payment.
"I want to see my children well learned so that they would be able to take care of me and themselves in the near future."
Terry's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Terry received a second payment.
""GiveDirectly is helping us by giving us money to improve our lives from poverty. Through GiveDirectly help, as a young person, I am about to have my own house. This organization is just good. Everything about GiveDirectly is excellent"."
Thereser's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Thereser received a $243 second payment.
""For me I do not see anything that GiveDirectly is not doing well. GiveDirectly is doing everything very well. To be sitting and someone come and give you plenty money like this, I want to thank God for GiveDirectly"."
Cecelia's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Cecelia received a $231 initial payment.
""Since transfer been coming, I have received one time. And the one time had been bad for me because my son has ran away with the first money.""
Bonty's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Bonty received a $231 initial payment.
""Being the backbone of my family, taking responsibility of everything in the home and looking at our present economic system in our country is very much hard for me. I am a farmer and my family and I fully depends on farm produces to survive." "After feeling bad because some of the citizens received money while some of us was left behind, it was on this cool evening of November 18,2022 when I received the amount of 35625 from GiveDirectly on my Mobile Money. Wow, I was so happy. Imagine my children school fees has not been pay since the school year begin. Receiving this money brought so much relief to my family.""
Esther's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Esther received a second payment.
"My most recent transfer was spent on buying bags of cement to plaster my house and zinc to build my kitchen."