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.
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over 3 years ago
Nelly
received a $489 second payment.
"I depend on harvesting sand from the river in order for me to earn a living, it is very cumbersome Job, especially for a woman, When I received my transfer I paid school fees arrears for my secondary school Child, worth KES 10,000,Thereafter, I went ahead and purchased 5 goats worth KES 20,500, the remaining amount we used it in buying clothes and food."
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over 3 years ago
Daniel
received a $489 second payment.
"I depend on farming for my livelihood, unfortunately, I no longer have the energy to cultivate a bigger piece of land due to my old age, My wife and I depend on milk daily, We use 1litre of milk daily which is KES 45, and this is very expensive for us, therefore when I received my transfer 1 bought 3 cows worth KES 52,000, We are happy that we own dairy cows now and we no longer need to buy milk."
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over 3 years ago
Jumwa
received a $489 second payment.
"I spent KES 25,000 to purchase a second-hand motorbike for my husband so that he could start his own taxi business, In addition, I bought 10 goats worth KES 35,000, My life is now better because we have a reliable and sustainable source of income."
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over 3 years ago
Alice
received a $366 second payment.
"My life is so much better than it used to be. I used to live in a house that leaks. I had no clothes or beddings. With the transfers from GD, I have bought clothes, beddings and have fixed my house. I will no longer be sleeping on a wet floor. I am very grateful to GD for changing my life."
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over 3 years ago
Wisiki
received a $366 second payment.
"Give Directly does well in improving our socioeconomic status, so that we are able to afford basic needs and other things we could not on our own."
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over 3 years ago
Wesley
received a $489 second payment.
"In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well by giving out financial support and I do not see anything that they do not do well."
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over 3 years ago
Joan
received a $489 second payment.
"When I received my transfer, I set aside KES 20000 that I am planning to use in paying school fees for my son who will be joining high school early next month. Using the remaining amount, I bought a piece of land after topping up KES 3000. I settled on this so that I can have an asset to call my own. Also, I will be building my own house there since I am a single parent and in our culture, it is very rare to find a lady being given a share of land by her parents."
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over 3 years ago
Yucabeth
received a $489 second payment.
"When I received my transfer, I spent KES 25000 to buy a piece of land. I settled on this so that after building a house, I would have a space to use as my garden. In addition, I spent KES 28000 to build my family a house in my newly acquired piece of land. I used the remaining amount on food and other household necessities."
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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."
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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"
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