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.

over 8 years ago

Tereza enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I'm facing is on making ends meet, I do not have any other sources of income other than farming which lately has not been giving better yields as before. "

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over 8 years ago

Hellen enrolled.

"The achievement we're proudest of was when we bought one cow which hopefully will be giving us milk both for personal use and for sale."

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over 8 years ago

Monica enrolled.

"The achievement I am proudest of is educating one of my sons through high school. "

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over 8 years ago

Maxwel enrolled.

"The achievement I am proudest of is building my own house after I saved money and bought iron sheets bit by bit. "

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over 8 years ago

Caren enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I am facing in my life is lack of enough food. I have to really struggle to get food every day. "

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over 8 years ago

Jenipher enrolled.

"The achievement I am proudest of is enrolling my orphaned niece in high school. "

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over 8 years ago

Riziki enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I am facing is the lack of enough food, because we didn't get a good harvest the last season. "

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over 8 years ago

Gordon enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I am facing is the lack of money to enroll my eldest child in secondary school. He completed primary school last year and has yet to join secondary school. "

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over 8 years ago

Benina enrolled.

"The achievement that I am proudest of is that we were able to buy a cow and a goat using cash that we had saved when we used to work in a tea plantation."

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over 8 years ago

Beatrice received a $493 second payment.

"GD gives money directly to recipients and allows them to budget on their own. GD is not corrupt like other NGO's."

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