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.
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Susana's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Susana received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, my life shall l have changed for the better. I will have a more comfortable and secure house for my family. The current one is too old and I get scared thinking it can collapse anytime when the rains drop so heavy."
Janet's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Janet enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced illness. I was diagnosed with HIV and this puts me down oftenly."
James's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
James enrolled.
"When I receive this money, I will pay school fees for my children and also buy a few household items."
Tharu's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Tharu enrolled.
"I believe in educating my girls, a mission that has seen me lose a husband I dearly love gradually. Unlike me, he believes its a waste of resources and that marrying them off is much more beneficial because he will get dowry in form of cows and cash. Now he rarely comes home and has completely abandoned his responsibilities as a father leaving me to struggle on my own to provide food, education and other basic needs of the family. This has been very difficult given that I work as a casual labourer at a small hotel cooking and waiting on tables with a maximum pay of 1 dollar a day."
Kadzo's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Kadzo enrolled.
"After completing his secondary education last year, my son is still at home waiting for some kind of miracle so that he can further his studies. Well, his miracle is finally here thanks to Give directly. I intend to use the first transfer to pay part of his college fees and the rest I will invest in livestock which I can sell to keep him in school. "
Kadzo's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Kadzo enrolled.
"I have always wished to own a sardines business so that I can be in a position to earn some income in order to help my husband take care of the family.His work as a casual labourer in Mombasa town does not generate enough money thus the burden of providing for the family's needs single handedly, has really been weighing down on him lately. With this money, I will not only be able to realise my dream of setting up my sardines business, My husband will also be able to buy a brand new motorbike to be operating in Mombasa thus making him to be more sure of his source of income since he will be self employed. "
Mark's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Mark received a $368 second payment.
"I have a plan to expand my movie business. Earlier on before receiving the transfer, I was limited to a small shop and most of the time the customers lacked space. It was so because I did not have money to expand my business. At the moment I have bought a bigger screen and I am planning to relocate my business to a bigger hall as soon as I get the other transfers. With enough space, the client base will be bigger and this for me means more income. On the other hand, also I would like to help my wife start a business of her choice. This aspiration was fuelled through the transfers as it will enable me to raise the capital."
William's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
William received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have fully renovated my house. I normally feel embarrassed when I have visitors because of the many holes in my roof and walls. I also don't have furniture that my guests can use in case they come over and beddings. I have been taking them to sleep at the neighbour's which has brought shame in my life for such a long time. I know that when these goals are met my neighbours will stop talking about me."
Alice's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Alice received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months I want to ensure that I have enough money accumulated in time with the aim of paying school fees for my children in time. I want to ensure that my children are not sent home for school fees at any one time. I want them to be in school all time round and give the best of themselves as well."
Bonface's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Bonface received a $50 fourth payment.
"My goal now is to concentrate on becoming fully self-employed by owning enterprises such as a butchery or supplying commodities like eggs in wholesale."