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.
Ronoh's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Ronoh received a $490 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 achieve most of my goals something that would have taken me so many years before achieving it. I have been able to acquire an extra dairy cow and this will lead to increase in my income when it reproduces. Also, I have been able to build a house for my family and I am glad that my children and visitors now have a separate room to sleep."
Joyce's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Joyce received a $490 second payment.
"In my own opinion, GiveDirectly does well by uplifting people's lives through cash transfer and I do not see anything that they do not do well."
Andrew's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Andrew received a $490 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 build a more spacious house for my family. Due to this, I can now welcome any visitors at my house comfortably without worrying where they will sit or sleep. Also, I have been able to purchase a heifer. This is an investment to me since I will be earning some money through the sale of surplus when it calves."
Emmy's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Emmy received a $508 initial payment.
"After receiving the transfer, I spent a huge portion on the construction of a new house. I bought 24 iron sheets, building posts, and timber and also paid the labor cost during construction. I also spent the remaining 20000KES amount on the heifer, and a sheep purchase that I am currently rearing with the hope of seeing them multiply in the future."
Hawa's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Hawa received a $369 second payment.
"My life has changed in two dimensions. Firstly, My marriage is solid now, this money has strengthen the relation of me and my husband. Secondly, As a household now we can afford many things like Food, shelter and we have no worries. This was never the case before GD and we are very thankful."
Hawa's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Hawa received a $369 second payment.
"My life is different now in a way that I look healthy. This is because now my household we have food and we can eat on daily basis. Before GD transfers, you could not look me twice, by just looking at me one could tell I am starving and it was bad."
Esnart's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Esnart received a $382 initial payment.
"I was very grateful because we used the money to buy medicine when I was sick."
Asiyatu's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Asiyatu received a $382 initial payment.
"My life has changed completely because I now have a new house ."
Halineki's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Halineki received a $369 second payment.
"When I received the second transfer, I bought 10 bags of cement to finish off the house the start with the first transfer, I bought 4 bags of fertilizer and the remaining money is saved for labor for the house."
Stella's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Stella received a $369 second payment.
"GiveDirectly do well by advising us that the money is meant for the family and not just the husband. In most families, when we happen to be receiving social cash transfers, men tend to misuse the transfers on things like beer and at times lie to their spouses that they have not received the transfers because they misused it. This has not been the case with money from GiveDirectly as families were empowered to use the money on things to benefit our lives such as starting business or building houses which has seen our village transformed. Most of us now have decent houses. In my opinion, Everything done by GiveDirectly is done well."