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.
Benard's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Benard received a $22 eighteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I would be in a position to support my family financially with a lot of ease compared to before. I am working extra hard to invest in poultry business so that I have an additional source of income, which will help me get an additional source of daily income."
Lily's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Lily received a $22 eighteenth payment.
"I am still looking for funds to pump in my business in the next six month to enable me to get a better daily profit. I have confidence that I will get a better profit if I succeed in this. I will be in a position to have more financial relief compared to how I am now, paying school fees for my grandchildren will be easier."
Hesbon's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Hesbon received a $22 nineteenth payment.
"In the next six months, I am hoping I will have bought a motorbike and given hired it out as a taxi to generate some revenue at the end of each day. This will be able to comfortably service my daily and monthly payments."
Eunice's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Eunice received a $22 eighteenth payment.
"I do not expect any change because I am still paying school fees for my children since it's my priority."
Rutto's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Rutto received a $530 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have bought ten goats. I used to have goats before at an early age after which I sold them and bought a two acres piece of land. This was my wish and dream to start it all over again because I benefited through this. I had a neighbor who had children in school and we made an agreement that I will be paying school fees for his two sons and to be given a piece of land in return, I did not have a source of income and I used to sell the goats after they had reproduced. Currently, I have ten goats and when they reproduce in the next two years I will sell them to buy a dairy cow and also pay school fees for my children in the near future and I will have no stress at all. I am so happy because of GiveDirectly it has changed our living standard and given us hope."
Eddy's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Eddy received a $530 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have paid the school for my two sons."
Gladys's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Gladys received a $530 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money I felt so happy considering that I had never received such an amount of money before. I remember very well it was early in the morning when I received an unusual message on my phone. I was lost for words when I checked the content of the message and found out that I had received a sum of KES 55000. My spouse and children were equally happy and could not keep calm at that moment."
Hellen's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Hellen received a $530 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have bought a dairy cow. I used to buy milk from my neighbors daily and it was so costly for me. I depend on casual jobs in the village and the small amount of money that I usually get is not enough to gather for all the basic needs including paying school fees for my children. Sometimes when I did not get casual jobs, we would go without breakfast and this was so embarrassing to my children and even worse when I had visitors at my house. I used to work all day long in some people's farms to earn an income but currently, I have devoted most of my time on my own farm and this has led to a good harvest. I no longer buy milk from and my children also do not miss to have breakfast like before. I am so much grateful because GiveDirectly has changed our standards of living."
Mary's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Mary received a $22 eighteenth payment.
"In the next six months, I am hoping to have improved my saloon and it will be where every lady will want to make her hair. This will see have more income."
Peter's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Peter received a $22 eighteenth payment.
"In the next six months, I plan to buy a goat. I would want to keep on investing in livestock because it requires very little resources to take care of. Its value also increases on a daily basis which is a sign of wealth in my life."