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.
Mercy's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Mercy received a $475 third payment.
"I used my third transfer to plaster my house because we had planned to do so.I also bought a cow and three goats because I have been longing to have livestock in my home and by God's grace I now have, hence I say thank you to Give directly."
Alex's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Alex enrolled.
"The biggest hardship which i face in my life is poverty. especially being young parent when the kid falls sick ,how to get money for medication becomes a very big problem."
Pauline's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Pauline enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I shall not wait for bursary to clear the fees arreas of my two children who are in secondary school. I shall pay them school fees and buy them school uniforms."
Veronica's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Veronica enrolled.
"The transfers will enable me buy oxen. The oxen i shall be using for ploughing my crop gardens thus increasing on productivity. "
Annet's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Annet enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i face is bitting poverty. I lost all my parents at atender age and no one supported me up to now, so life is to hard to manage. "
Ketty's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Ketty enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i face is lack of money for buying clothing materials that i can use for making clothes."
Dinah's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Dinah enrolled.
"Receiving the money is means of helping me to buy oxgyen for ploughing. "
Everline's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Everline received a $633 second payment.
"I am very grateful because I am now staying in a semi permanent house unlike before when we were staying in a grass thatched house that was seriously leaking whenever it rained. My children are happy and they now dress decently like other neighbour's children."
David's family
access_time over 6 years ago
David enrolled.
"Receving this money means that, I will be able to renovate my house through buying new iron sheets, furniture for my house, pay school fees for my chidren and invest part of it on my coffee farm through buying of seeds."
Jacob's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Jacob received a $475 third payment.
"I used the cash transfer to buy two cows and a new set of sofa-set. I also manged to boost my business using the capital I had from GD. I am now able to buy more stock of fish that I re-sell to my esteemed customers."