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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Reuben's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Reuben received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I will focus on plastering my house and also focus on building a poultry unit. With the table banking group, I joined this is going to be possible. The savings will enhance income to support me in achieving all my dreams."
Kimeto's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Kimeto received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change significantly in the next six months. This is because I shall be married by then. Subsequently, I will be tasked with more responsibilities. Luckily, I will be enjoying the support from my wife. Moreover, I will be owning my own cow, and thus getting adequate milk for consumption by my young family while selling the surplus to fetch some income. Besides, I shall be having more income because of the GiveDirectly transfers and the sale of milk. Hence, I thank GiveDirectly for supporting me in preparation for marriage."
Joan's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Joan received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change in that by then I will have invested a lot in my business and from the returns, I am planning to buy one or two acres of land. I will also open a cereals shop and from then I will enough income to enable me to pay my school fees as I am planning to join college next year."
Evaline's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Evaline received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have plastered my house. I know that when this happens, I will enjoy mopping the flour easily and will no longer worry about smearing it which is normally hectic."
Julius's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Julius received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change immensely in the next six months. By then, I will have purchased a cow. Besides, my income will have double because I will be getting the GiveDirectly transfers while selling the passion fruits, tea, and milk. Still, I will be saving a substantial amount of money since I will be getting milk from my cow. Moreover, construction of the new house will have started following the increased income."
Caroly's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Caroly received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I would want to buy a cow. This is the kind of investment I have always wanted in my life. I have never had one due to my low income from casual work. I will take care of my goat which I bought with part of the transfers and when it reproduces, I will sell them to buy a cow. I know my dream of having herds of cattle will come to pass through the one I will buy."
Irine's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Irine received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have completed my tailoring course and when this happens, I will be in a position to operate my own tailoring shop hence getting income out of it."
Sammy's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Sammy received a $200 initial payment.
"My brother stole the phone which I was given by GiveDirectly leaving me with no phone so the moment when I received the transfer, I bought a new phone to replace it. In addition to that, my wife and I had been staying apart for a long period of time because we did not have a house. This forced her to stay with her parents while I was putting up with a friend. I, therefore, used part of the money to rent a house and I'm happy we are now staying together. I also bought clothes for my children because they did not have presentable ones and also to show that I am a responsible father."
Philip's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Philip received a $200 initial payment.
"It has always been my dream to start poultry farming after the one I had started collapsed six months ago because I had to sell everything in order to use the money to pay for my son's hospital bill. When I received my recent transfer, I spent the whole amount in buying some chicken and their feeds so that I could start up this project. I decided on this project since it can be done alongside other jobs as it does not require full-time attention. Because of this, my mother now oversees this project as she goes on with her restaurant business."
Gerison's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Gerison received a $200 initial payment.
"Music is what my heart cherishes most and I always dedicate my time on it. When I received my recent transfer, I used some amount to record two of my songs which I had not recorded due to lack of money. I also spent some money to buy a blue tooth speaker so that I will be using it to listen to beats when I am writing my songs. In addition, I spent part of my transfers to pay school fees for my brother who is in high school as I have always been helping my mother to pay them. Due to the nature of my work, getting money sometimes becomes very hard. For this reason, I paid one-month house rent in advance. I used the remaining amount to buy some food to last me for two weeks since I sometimes take only one meal a day due to lack of money to use."