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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Mercy's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Mercy received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I am planning to buy a dairy cow. I joined a table banking group where we all contribute about KES 40,000 monthly. In the next six months, my saving s will have matured and I will l use them to buy a dairy cow. I will then sell the milk and from the earnings, I get I will direct them towards meeting my family's daily needs. My family will be quite okay as far as milk consumption and basic needs is concerned."
Edwin's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Edwin received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I believe my life will change in the next six months because I will be able to cater for my family needs easily. My biggest worry is school fees since I don't want to fail my kids. I have been working hard to pay fees so that they don't miss lessons. It is not my wish to have them perform poorly because of not playing my part. I will use the wages I get from my casual jobs to cater for my other needs and use the transfers from GiveDirectly to pay school fees. In six months time, I will be able also to plan well and strategize on how to allocate all my sources of income. This will give me peace of mind since my life will be well planned with less worries."
Ruth's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Ruth received a $200 initial payment.
"I am planning to look for a stall where I can sit and sell. |This is because I have been hawking my products which is very tedious. I am planning to boost my business and bring varieties of ladies products to enhance my profit by attracting more customers."
Luwali's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Luwali received a $550 initial payment.
"When I received the transfer, I was happy for it is long since I received such an amount of money and which I never expected in all my life that I would get it without working for it."
Mercy's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Mercy received a $550 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that ever since we received this transfer we have been able to plant maize in our farms. This has enabled food security since we are not going to do casual jobs anymore. Our children are no longer sleeping hungry, in fact, we can afford three meals a day more than ever."
Dama's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Dama received a $550 initial payment.
"On receiving the notification from GiveDirectly, I felt relieved and happy again since, through the transfer, I would be able to acquire my own cows for milking. This alone brought joy into my life again that I will no longer buy milk."
Sarah's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Sarah received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I will be having good capital for my grain business from saving the transfers. I will have a lot of money form the profits that can go a long way in educating my children and meeting our daily needs."
Rose's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Rose received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I will have full settle the loan hence I will have a chance to go a high amount. I will have a better house since I expect to have to have fully completed my house construction and will have also started a new business with the new loan. This will always be my happiness in my life to come."
Mebo's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Mebo received a $200 initial payment.
"It was a round10 am in the morning, I was washing and I heard my phone beep so I decide d to stop washing to check the message. I was shocked when I saw the message from GiveDirectly that I g=have received Kes 2000. I still could not believe and I rushed immediately to my neighbour's house to check with her if she has also received the same. She too confirmed so and we were very happy and screamed with aloud louder that God has actually seen us."
Sarah's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Sarah received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I will be living in a decent house that I will have build. In addition one of my sons will have completed his college education."