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.
Selemimah's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Selemimah received a $23 second payment.
"In the next six months my life would have improved and I will have boosted my small business."
Amos's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Amos received a $470 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that i now sleep well. Before i used to have stress because of thinking a lot about supporting my family."
Kennedy's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Kennedy received a $23 second payment.
"I have a new goal of plastering my house. It is so dusty and harbours a lot of pests."
Fredrick's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Fredrick received a $23 second payment.
"My current life is different in that my savings account has increased from how it was before with the money I receive from GiveDirectly. Were it not for these transfers,I could have never managed to."
Fredrick's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Fredrick received a $23 second payment.
"My new goal is to give quality education to our children.I intend to transfer my children from a Public to a Private Primary School. I would not dare do this before."
Juliet's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Juliet received a $470 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is i feed well, sleep well without stress, and my life is generally happy now."
Oduor's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Oduor received a $23 initial payment.
"My life has currently changed compared to how I was before being enrolled in Give Directly. I have developed self-reliance and very soon I will leave my aunt's house to start my own life."
Caroline's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Caroline received a $4 initial payment.
"I was struggling hard to pay fees for my children. GD transfer has made me able to pay for it."
Winnie's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Winnie received a $23 second payment.
"My new goals are; to esblish my home since I still stay at my inlaw's place and also plan to boost my business because I am certain of getting more profits that I can use for my daily needs."
Beatrice's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Beatrice received a $476 third payment.
"Having faced alot of challeges of accessing clean water beside living along the water source , I spent the larger part of my third transfer on buying 20 piecea of water pipes which has assisted me to plant commercial vegetables such as (tomatoes and kales ) despite the drought we have faced as a country. The remaining part of the transfer I paid school fees for my two children are in secondary and in college respectively ."