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 almost 7 years ago
Mercy enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is when I was in high school and my parents had not paid my school fees and i was sent home when other students was going on with their learning."
Sarah's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Sarah enrolled.
"The achievement that am proudest of is when my three children passed their exams and joined good secondary schools. I had always struggled to give them the best in terms of education and I was so happy when they finally passed their exams and made me proud mother."
Kimutai's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Kimutai enrolled.
"The achievement iam proudest of is my dairy farming which gives me more produce and after selling the produce, I get more income which improves my living standard"
Juliana's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Juliana enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is the harvest that I got which help me start a business."
Charles's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Charles received a $455 second payment.
"If I had never received the transfer, I would still be like other poor people in the village but I am happy that I am able to acquire my own land, feed my family during the drought period."
Fiona's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Fiona received a $455 second payment.
"If I had never received the transfer, my family and I would be miserable but since i got the transfer, my life is different because we are now living happily and feeding well."
Alex's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Alex received a $455 second payment.
"If I had not recieved the transfer, I would not be in position to move from the grass thatched house to the iron roofed house, a big achievement in my life."
Edisa's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Edisa received a $455 second payment.
"If I had not recieved the transfer, I would not be having a good sleep and a healthy life because I would still be in a grass thatched house and with out proper bedings and meals. I thank GD because I have all this because I got the transfer. Making a big difference in my life. "
Esther's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Esther received a $468 third payment.
"I spent part if my third transfer on footing my husband's medical bills after he was taken ill by some sometimes back. I thank God he is fine now, and he is full of life. The remaining amount I spent on buying a cow but unfortunate it died."
Rose's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Rose received a $455 second payment.
"My life is going to be different in way that am to sleep in an iron roofed house in few months to come when I finish to build my house, this was made possible by Give Directly cash transfer, I will not look for grass any more ."