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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1 year ago
Judy
received a $117 initial payment.
"It was around 3:30 pm, and I was at the garden harvesting green grams alongside my husband and children when I received an MPesa message from Segovia Technology. Excitement rushed in as I immediately shared the news with my husband. The following day, I withdrew the transferred money, and a sense of happiness enveloped our family. With the funds in hand, my first thought was to invest in expanding our livestock. I decided to purchase a goat to add to our existing three, seeing it as an opportunity to bolster our small herd. The prospect of growing our livestock holdings felt like a step toward securing our family's future."
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1 year ago
Wasakali
received a $617 initial payment.
"I was so excited. So proud, and for I ran short of words. Something I never dreamt of."
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1 year ago
Kadii
received a $359 initial payment.
"I was at the farm with my daughter-in-law, doing some cultivation. As we were busy working on the farm while talking about how hard the economy has become and that life has become so unbearable, my phone buzzed, and there was the mobile money notification. I gave my daughter-in-law the phone to read the message for me since I could not read it. She then confirmed to me that GiveDirectly had sent me money. I was really happy because, on that day, we did not even know what we were going to eat in the evening because I had no money for food. We went home and told my husband about it and he was also grateful and happy. My first thought was just buying food for us to eat in the evening after a very long day on the farm. I went to the nearest market and bought enough food to fill our stomachs. We celebrated GiveDirectly with a very good meal and thanked God for hearing our prayers."
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1 year ago
Festus
received a $130 initial payment.
"While I was at home engaged in construction work, I unexpectedly received a message confirming the receipt of $200. At the time, I wasn't aware that this sum was from GiveDirectly. I awaited a reversal from Safaricom or a call from the sender, assuming it might have been a mistaken transaction. However, I overheard my neighbors discussing receiving money from GiveDirectly, prompting me to verify the sender. That's when I realized that the funds were indeed from GiveDirectly. I immediately shared this with my wife, and as a family, we were overjoyed. We had various needs within our home, and with this support, we knew we were going to address them. Thank GiveDirectly for Your immense support."
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1 year ago
Kalender
received a $1231 second payment.
"I PLAN TO BUY LAND TO GET A BETTER PLACE"
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1 year ago
Bukuwa
received a $1231 second payment.
"The recipient is going to enter his new house and have a better life."
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1 year ago
Bwaayo
received a $1231 second payment.
"The recipient is building a new house."
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1 year ago
Nangoti
received a $1231 second payment.
"I hope to a cow for milk and more calfs."
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1 year ago
Namboka
received a $1231 second payment.
"Give directly has brought us out of poverty, now were building, taking children to school. I continue to appreciates give directly"
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1 year ago
Paulina
received a $117 initial payment.
"The impact of the transfers on my life has been transformative. The most significant change is the newfound opportunity to engage in maize farming, a venture previously beyond my reach. With this injection of capital, my life has taken a positive turn, opening doors to agricultural possibilities that were once only dreams."
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