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.
Isaac's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Isaac received a $472 third payment.
"The only goal I have for now is to boost y business as much as I can. I would want to have a stable income which will ensure I provide for my family well and with ease. I would not want to go back to the struggles I used to go through before the transfers."
Edward's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Edward received a $472 third payment.
"Currently, the only goal I have is to continue investing more in the business by boosting it. I plan to add more hair products and buy new equipment so that I may be able to meet the standard set in the market. This is why I want to dedicate my transfers on the business."
Edwin's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Edwin received a $472 third payment.
"My new goal would be to continue boosting my business. My goal is to make the business stable to a point where it can sustain itself as well as help me meet my family needs well and in time. I do not have any source of income and the business have been very important in my life. This is why I would want to invest more in it."
Jonathan's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Jonathan received a $472 third payment.
"I spent my transfer on starting a small cloth and popcorn business here in my area. I have always wanted to have a business but I was not able to start one before the transfers. I also started a cereal business for my mother who does not have any source of income. She has always been reliant on me yet I do not have much to even sustain my own needs. This is why io chose to start a business for both of us so that we can be financially independent."
Stella's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Stella received a $502 second payment.
"In a few days from now, I will be moving to my new semi-permanent house that is once I fix the doors and the windows. This was made possible by the transfer from GiveDirectly since I would not have done it without the transfer. I currently live in a grass-thatched hut and since it had deteriorated, iI decided to build a better one. I am also glad that with the remaining amount of money, I would be able to buy a cow for rearing."
Gilbert's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Gilbert received a $502 second payment.
"The planting season was nigh and I did not have any money to pay for labor for tilling and to buy seeds. The transfer from GiveDirectly really saved me on this I was able to do all these effortlessly and planted on time. This saved the losses that I would have incurred from late planting or not planting at all. I am also glad that I now have two cows in my name. I will not only be rearing my family's livestock like I have been doing but I have mine included in there too."
Mercy's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Mercy received a $502 second payment.
"A big percentage of my cultivable land used to stay idle because id di not have the ability to cultivate. I used to hand dig only where I can and leave the rest. I am glad this changed recently when we received the transfers from GiveDirectly. I was able to cultivate the whole portion of my land and plant hybrid maize, which had never planted. I am also grateful that I was able to start a poultry project which will help me maintain the cash flow from the sale of the eggs produced. Generally, my life has improved for the better."
Kevin's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Kevin received a $472 third payment.
"I received my recent transfer at the time when I had just lost my father. Since I am the eldest son in my family, all the responsibility was on me. Due to this, I spent the entire amount to pay for the mortuary bill and to cater for the funeral. I am glad since GiveDirectly allowed me to give my father a decent send-off."
Chepkirui's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Chepkirui received a $22 twenty-sixth payment.
"In the next six months, I will have a vibrant poultry business. I will be collecting more than 15 eggs per day which will be enough to provide basic needs for my children and myself. I am focusing on making this a business so that I get a daily income. I am hoping that the current improvements to expand it, will yield results in the next six months."
Caren's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Caren received a $502 second payment.
"Without GiveDireclty. I may never have afforded to buys a dairy cow. The milk that I need for household consumption is so much per day. It is expansive to always keep buying them. This changed when I acquired a dairy cow using part of the transfer. I have made my daily life live easier since I get milk for the household without having to spend, money to buy it but instead sell part of it to get money for other foodstuffs. My life has greatly improved."