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.
Phoebe's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Phoebe received a $493 second payment.
"I am happy because I now have the type of a house that I have always longed for."
Margret's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Margret received a $493 second payment.
"GiveDirectly transparently gives the cash directly to the recipients, unlike other organizations that pass their helps through the local authorities who then take everything for themselves."
Julita's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Julita received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to repair my house and buy a cow with the upcoming lumpsum transfer payment."
Mercy's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Mercy received a $493 second payment.
"I am now looking more attractive and more beautiful because I have been dressing well since I started receiving transfers. This has renewed love and happiness between me and my husband the biggest difference in our daily lives."
Judith's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Judith received a $493 second payment.
"My life has improved because I have moved from rental house to my own compound, this makes me so independent."
Aska's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Aska received a $493 second payment.
"GD do not ask for refunds while other NGOs gives loans."
Eunice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Eunice received a $493 second payment.
"Initially, I lived in an overcrowded room, that even walking around was a problem in itself. There was poor ventilation and poor general circulation of air, where we lived with fear of attracting respiratory related diseases/ complications, however, we are now living in a healthier room with proper ventilation, where we can now walk around with ease. That is the biggest difference in my daily life."
John's family
access_time over 8 years ago
John received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to complete payment of school fees and also buy a cow."
George's family
access_time over 8 years ago
George received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to construct a new house as the current one is too small."
Alice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Alice received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to buy iron sheet, timber and nails, and build an iron roofed house for my family."