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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Josephat's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Josephat received a $368 second payment.
"I spent my recent transfer to buy a machine where children play. This is because the machine is upgraded compared to the one I had in the past. Some parents have always been asking me to buy the new machine since it has more games compared to the old one. Currently, I have so many children coming to play hence more income. I also used part of my transfer to pay school fees for my sister. This is because the money she gets from the Higher Education Loans Board is not enough to pay her school fees and cater for her basic needs."
Fredrick's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Fredrick received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, my expectation is to buy six local breed goats. I shall be able to raise them so that they can reproduce and give a heard of goats which I will sell to buy some cows. I intend to use the cows I will obtain from the sale of goats to pay the dowry at my wife's maternal home."
Paul's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Paul received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have saved enough money to start a commercial poultry business. This business will be earning me an extra income to meet other basic household needs."
Florence's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Florence received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect that in the next six months, we will have saved enough money to enable us buy more materials(Sand and cement)so that we can plaster the entire house and solve the dampness problem caused by the swampy area that we live in once and for all."
Sarah's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Sarah received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to build a new, decent and stronger house. The current house is old and has some lines of weaknesses on the walls. I fear that if we experience two prolonged rainy seasons, it may not withstand floods since we live in the relatively plain ground. This may deprive us of shelter if I do not address it within the next six months."
Naomi's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Naomi received a $549 initial payment.
"I received the money while taking some porridge as I rested after the days work at the farm. My husband had check and reread the message that was notifying us of the payment form GIveDirectly because he could believe me when I told him. We both were so happy and started to plan on how to use it."
Joyce's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Joyce received a $549 initial payment.
"Paying school fees have given me a lot of peace of mind. MY children in school could not study well because they were being constantly sent home to collect school fees when I could not pay on time. But now they are in school all the time without any disturbances. I have really become a happy person, In addition to that, they dress well at home and even wear better school uniforms and eat well. They are healthier and nicer in school than before I received this transfer."
Morine's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Morine received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have bought sheep. This is an investment in that with time, they will increase in number hence I will be able to sell some and use the money to take care of my needs or even the unknown emergencies."
Jacob's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Jacob received a $23 eighth payment.
"I do not expect my life to change in the next six months because I will continue using my monthly transfers to pay school fees. This is the best way that I will use the money because I will be sitting for my final exams this year paying the amount in full will mean that I won't be sent home now and then due to fee arrears."
Judith's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Judith received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect to have completed building a separate house for my son and he will have a space to study and even do his own work comfortably."