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.
Bett's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Bett enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I was able to complete my college education. I come from a big family and getting a collage education was secondary to other family need. Having come this far, I count it as a blessing."
Alfred's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Alfred enrolled.
"I am an athlete. I ran both 800m and 5 Kilometers. I started running while in primary school and improved alot at the secondary level. I am happy so far because I have always emerged among the best in major races in the country thanks to the National youth service (NYS)."
Karoline's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Karoline received a $469 third payment.
"I spent part of my third transfer on buying a cow for milking. Something that I have always wished for. I also cemented my house that was made of mud and fitted steel doors and windows."
Siprosa's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Siprosa received a $484 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on buying materials that I am planning to use to build permanent house. I feel like having this modern type of house. My son has promised to help me out with the remaining work."
Mary's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Mary received a $484 second payment.
"I never knew that one day, I together with my household members would sleep on a more comfortable mattress and sit on a couch. This was not possible, but only through Give Directly that we can now sleep on a high density mattresses and sit on a nice couch."
Kipkorir's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Kipkorir enrolled.
"My greatest achievement in life through farming ,it has enabled me to pay school fee for my children with ease."
Julius's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Julius enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is when my beans and maize farming giving low yields due to long dry spell in this area and hence paying school fee becomes a problem."
Anjelina's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Anjelina received a $469 third payment.
"I was a poor woman, I never had so many things in this life, my daughter was sent home for fees, and she had stayed out of school for sometime for lack of money, so when I received my third transfer, I paid the money, and she was able to go back to school and continue with her studies. I also bought some household items like furniture and bedding."
Emily's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Emily received a $464 third payment.
"I am currently using my third transfer to extend my main house. I have been living in a very tiny house that could not accommodate us well. I would like to have a bigger house of 3 rooms that can accommodate all my household members with a high level of privacy that we need in life."
Margaret's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Margaret received a $469 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on buying a cow for milking. I never had any. I also bought a bed and some bedding. I was sleeping on an old bed with a mat instead of a mattress and spent the remaining on food for my family consumption."