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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. chevron_right Expand to learn about how we collect stories How we collect stories GiveDirectly field officers check in with cash transfer recipients at multiple steps in the process. GDLive shows the reactions of those who have consented to share their stories. Enrollment GiveDirectly field officers travel to enroll recipients at their homes and give them a phone. Recipients answer questions that are translated on the spot and entered into a smartphone app. Check-ins After each cash transfer they receive, we call recipients to hear more about how things are going. This feedback is entered into the database as well. GDLive These recipient updates are published unedited on GDLive for the GiveDirectly community to browse to get a better idea of how their gifts are helping alleviate extreme poverty. Hide this content 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. Sign Up to follow someone and stay updated on their journey with GiveDirectly. Sign Up Want to hear more updates from recipients? Click below to follow 10! Follow 10 Search search access_time 2 days ago Kadzo received a $485 second payment. "A lot has happened ever since I received the transfer but the fact that I managed to pay school fees for my grandchildren makes the biggest difference in my life. Before the coming of GiveDirectly, they used to be sent home and stay for weeks. This is because their mother who is my daughter was a single parent and jobless. Therefore they have been depending on well-wishers for school fees and sometimes they lacked. This made them miss important exams which lead to poor performance. I am now a happy soul because they now at school without any interference." View Kadzo's profile access_time 2 days ago Gilbert received a $502 initial payment. "It was around 10 am when I received a message alert on my phone. I decided to read the message to know who the sender was. To my amazement, I realized that GiveDirectly had finally sent us the promised money. I felt so happy knowing that I would finally achieve my long-time plans." View Gilbert's profile access_time 2 days ago Naomi received a $502 initial payment. "It was in the midmorning when I received the good news that shade lights on my dream of building a bigger house. I got a new message on my phone and upon checking I was overjoyed with the news that I had received the money I knew from then that I would soon live in a bigger house." View Naomi's profile access_time 2 days ago Gladys received a $502 initial payment. "With my daily busy schedules, I remember I had left my phone in my small business premises when I heard from neighbors that GD's transfers had been sent. I went to my premises took my phone and checked if the stories around were really true and to my surprise, I had received money from GiveDirectly. I was left overjoyed and thankful for the gift." View Gladys's profile access_time 3 days ago Lorna received a $502 initial payment. "It was around mid-morning when I received a new message on my phone and upon confirming it was a Mpesa message confirming that I had received money from GD. I felt so happy since this gave me a sign of completing the house extension that I had wished to for a long." View Lorna's profile access_time 3 days ago Richard received a $502 initial payment. "It was around 10 AM when and I was engaged in my farming activities as always when I got a new message. I decided to check it and to my surprise, It was a Mpesa message confirming that I had received money from GD. I felt so happy knowing that I will be able to construct a decent house and move in with my family." View Richard's profile access_time 3 days ago Faith received a $502 initial payment. "My daily life has been under pressure of family needs and with little resources, I had my life has been so hard. It was around mid-morning when I received a new message and on checking it was a confirmation that I had received money from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy knowing that I was relieved of the daily pressure I had carried for quite long." View Faith's profile access_time 10 days ago Wilson received a $503 initial payment. "The transfer came in at around noontime when I was weeding Napier grass on my farm. Immediately, I knelt and thank God for the blessing. I then got out of the farm to inform my family about the funds. We were all happy and grateful. I thought that I should take some time to relax and organize how we shall build our new house." View Wilson's profile access_time 11 days ago Kadzo received a $502 initial payment. "It was around 6 Am when I was still asleep then I heard my phone ringing continuously which was so unusual. I was so curious and decided to check who might have sent that message early that morning. I felt so happy after reading that it was the long-awaited Mpesa message from GiveDirectly." View Kadzo's profile access_time 11 days ago Sidi received a $485 second payment. "My life is different than how it was before because I have been able to construct a spacious permanent house. Before the coming of GiveDirectly, I have been sleeping under a small temporary house and it could not accommodate some of my family members. Therefore they were forced to sleep at my neighbor's house. Also, whenever it could rain I had to seek shelter since the house had a leaky roof. Secondly, I was able to clear the hospital bill for my son who has been unwell for so many years, and as a family, we didn't have enough to facilitate that. I am now happy because he is recovering. I would not have done all these if it were not for the financial support." View Sidi's profile 1 2 3 4 5 … Next › Last » P.O. Box 3221, New York, NY 10008 info@givedirectly.org US: +1 646 504 4837; Kenya: +254 704 372011; Uganda: +256 783 705 444 © 2016 GiveDirectly, Inc., a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Privacy Policy...