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.
Mary's family
access_time 7 years ago
Mary received a $464 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on a cupboard, food for my household members and school fees for my 3 children in a primary school. I have been jobless for a very long time of my life, spending most of my time at home while the rest would have been at work getting money. This explained why I lacked sufficient food for most of the season, a problems that I could not solve till Give Directly intervened with the last transfer that enabled me to buy adequate food for my household members."
Pamela's family
access_time 7 years ago
Pamela received a $464 third payment.
"When Give Directly visited me for the first time, I lived in a very pathetic house-the house looked poor that I was even ashamed to allow them in but thank to God Give Directly considered me for transfers and therefore when I received my third transfer, I plastered the house that I had started with the second transfer. Currently, I live in a better house."
Loy's family
access_time 7 years ago
Loy received a $469 initial payment.
"The moment i recieved my money, i felt so happy to extent of dancing, and i thanked God for providing us with money."
Alice's family
access_time 7 years ago
Alice received a $464 third payment.
"I used my third transfer to extend my former house. Initially, it was about 25 iron sheets, a smaller one that could not accommodate my big family size and visitors from the church, but extended it to 35 iron sheets which is sufficiently big and spacious."
Pelesia's family
access_time 7 years ago
Pelesia received a $464 third payment.
"I have been a farmer for many years of which I have been producing crops mainly for my household consumptions due to lack of better farming tools like ox-driven plough but when I received my third transfer, I spent on 2 bulls, a york and an ox-driven plough that I currently use to plow and weed my farms. I believe very soon, I will start producing not only for consumption but also for sale."
Kennedy's family
access_time 7 years ago
Kennedy received a $464 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on 26 iron sheets that I used to construct a semi-permanent house where we currently live a healthier life. I decided to construct the house since the former one was too tiny to accommodate all my household members-it was only of 6 iron sheets and we were afraid of catching airborne diseases among us such as TB."
Isaac's family
access_time 7 years ago
Isaac received a $469 initial payment.
"After receiving my first transfer, I have gained self esteem since I have added some additional land for cultivation and looking towards building a Permanent house for my family."
Anjeline's family
access_time 7 years ago
Anjeline received a $464 third payment.
"I have used my third transfer to renovate my main house. The former one had a leaky roof and therefore it was really drenching on us and our belongings; I replaced the old iron sheets with the new ones and then plastered the house with sand and cement."
Francis's family
access_time 7 years ago
Francis received a $467 third payment.
"My daughter had passed Kenya Certificate of Primary Education exams with flying colours as a result she got a calling letter to join one of the precious secondary in the area, Migingo Girls but unfortunately, I could not afford till I received the third transfer that helped me facilitate the process-she is now in school pursuing her dream."
Millicent's family
access_time 7 years ago
Millicent received a $484 third payment.
"Initially, l had a huge school fees burden; my child who is currently in form two had a problem of proceeding with his education when it reached a time that I couldn't clear the whole of form one fees, which I did with part of the third transfer. Again, I lived in a very poor house-it had turned old and I was afraid it could collapse on us anytime and therefore I buit a new one of 30 iron sheets in my home where we currrently live more comfortably, with the remaining part of the of the money."