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.
James's family
access_time over 5 years ago
James received a $22 nineteenth payment.
"My expectation in the next six months is to have bought an ox. I will be tiling my neighbors land so that he can help me with his oxen to till my land too. I will never strain myself digging by myself or hire people. This will allow me to save and start a business."
Rehema's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Rehema received a $529 initial payment.
"I received a message early in the morning that day. I was filled with inexpressible joy when I went through it and realized I had received money from GiveDirectly as promised during enrollment. I was so grateful to them because for sure I never expected I would receive this money in my life."
Simon's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Simon received a $245 second payment.
"In the next six months, I expect that I shall have more cattle at my disposal. I have always been passionate about cattle keeping and I am optimistic that everything will definitely work out for me. I have plans of increasing the number of cattle that we keep and even sell them in the future to buy a piece of land."
Kiplangat's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Kiplangat enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is raising my family and meeting all their needs without a source of income.I depend on farming which is mostly unreliable due to changing climatic conditions.Inadequate rains have resulted in poor harvests over a few years and this has greatly us.What the farm produces is no longer enough to feed my family as well as provide an income through its sales."
Raphael's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Raphael enrolled.
"The biggest struggle I have had for quite a long time is raising school fees for my children.I had four children in secondary school at some point and their fees together with all the needs at home was a huge struggle for me.My job earns me a very small income which is hardly enough to feed and educate as well as meet all the other needs.I even had to fundraise to be able to cope but this too did not help much.As a result,the children had to sometimes stay home while their collegues continued with their studies."
Rosemary's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Rosemary received a $245 second payment.
"My expectation in the next six months is to revive my business which had collapsed. I want to have a reliable source of income. I only need to work on the customer's demand so that I may not have to close the business again."
Patrisia's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Patrisia received a $22 eighteenth payment.
"I expect to save and venture into livestock rearing to help in raising income for my family. I wish to be a full-blown farmer to help in the generation of income for our day-to-day provisions."
Kahindi's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Kahindi enrolled.
"My wife and I separated 14 years ago. She left behind 6 children whom have been under my care ever since.Being a mother and a father to them single handedly has so far been the biggest hardship that I have had to deal with. I have to balance between going to work and also taking care of other household needs like cooking for them,washing the younger ones and at the same time looking for money to take them to school.If only my wife was still around, we would be helping out each other.I would have had the chance to go to Mombasa like my peers in search of better paying jobs but I have not been able to because there is no one to look after my children when I am not around."
Rehema's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Rehema enrolled.
"My husband's income of ksh.5000 is the only money that we rely on as a household to buy food,educate our children and even set aside a little amount for unforseen emergencies like sickness. This amount has never been enough though. Our 3 children's education has greatly been affected. They keep being sent home for fee arrears and because it is not always there, they end up spending up to one week away from school. This has greatly contributed to their poor performance in school. Thus financial constraint is the biggest hardship that we are facing. "
Salim's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Salim enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will fulfil my wish of building an iron sheet roofed house. I stay in my brother's home and the space is very small thus there is less comfort with the family. I will get comfort in my house with the family members after contrusting it."