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.
Nelly's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Nelly received a $489 second payment.
"In my opinion, everyone was lifted equally, we all are happy for the support that impacted our lives positively. I don't see anything that is not done professionally."
Daniel's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Daniel received a $489 second payment.
"Most women and the old people were empowered, and everyone is happy and grateful, I don't see anything that the organisation is not doing it well."
Jumwa's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Jumwa received a $489 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I had never received my transfer because I started a goat rearing business with my transfer, I own 18 goats and I am so proud of my accomplishments, I used to sell charcoal before and the income was not good, In addition, we bought a second-hand motorbike for my husband to start a taxi business, I am so grateful for the support because we now have a reliable source of income both from the goat rearing business and the taxi, our living standards has improved courtesy of GiveDirectly, therefore, we are humbled."
Alice's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Alice received a $366 second payment.
"With my transfer, I am fixing my house, I bought 1 acre of land, 10 bags of maize, clothes, beddings, and started a clothes business"
Wisiki's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Wisiki received a $366 second payment.
"I bought 6 bags of maize and used the rest to build my house with the resources I gathered with the first transfer."
Wesley's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Wesley received a $489 second payment.
"My life is different than how it would have been had I not received the transfer. This is because I have been able to purchase a piece of land. Due to this, I am assured that I will soon start farming it. I will be planting different types of vegetables in this farm for our consumption and for sale. The income generated from this activity will enable me to pay school fees for my children on time and meet some of our basic needs"
Joan's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Joan received a $489 second payment.
"My life is different than how it would have been had I not received the transfer. This is because I am now a proud owner of a piece of land and a dairy cow. Also, I now have hope that my son will be joining secondary school without any challanges. In addition, my daily expenditure has reduced and this has been contributed by the fact that I now have a dairy cow. Due to this, I no longer buy milk on a daily basis."
Yucabeth's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Yucabeth received a $489 second payment.
"In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well by giving out financial aid and I do not see anything that they do not do well."
Sang's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Sang received a $489 second payment.
"When I received my transfer, I spent KES 10000 to complete building a house for my family. I had started building it using my first transfer but left it incomplete due to insufficient funds. Also, I spent KES 15000 to connect electricity to my homestead. I settled on this so that it will be helping me on lighting purposes. As a way of investing this money, I bought two goats and hens at KES 12000. I will be selling either of these depending on the amount needed when faced with financial crisis. Using the remaining amount, I bought some chairs, clothes and food to last us for some time."
Wyson's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Wyson received a $366 second payment.
"I have used my transfer to pay for driving school, bought maize, and plan to use the rest for finishing my house"