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.
Dorothy's family
access_time 7 years ago
Dorothy received a $619 second payment.
"I'm now happy I do not have to repair my house every month since I resorted to along term solution by plastering. This is the difference in life."
Brenda's family
access_time 7 years ago
Brenda received a $464 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer to pay college fees for my sibling since my parents could not afford to pay the money, I spent some amount to complete payment of my college fees so as to graduate and have a certificate which could enable me to get a job and the remaining amount, I spent on clothes and food for my family."
Christine's family
access_time 7 years ago
Christine received a $456 second payment.
"My life is full of hope after getting money because i was able to take my child who was born with abnomality of a big head for treatment. Though he can't still walk there is some life in him because we feed him well and his body is looking good."
Debula's family
access_time 7 years ago
Debula received a $456 second payment.
"My life is far much different than it would have been if i never received the transfer. i feed well, sleep in good beddings and i and my family members look healthy. When the construction is done i will sleep in a secure house."
Jacenter's family
access_time 7 years ago
Jacenter received a $456 second payment.
"My life is much better and I am lively again. I was ill and bedridden then but when the second transfer arrived I was able to get appropriate treatment and now I am recovering very well."
Esther's family
access_time 7 years ago
Esther received a $456 second payment.
"My lifestyle has changed and I now dress descently and I feed well all because of Givedirectly. Had I not received the transfer, my life would have remained miserable and embarrassing."
Leah's family
access_time 7 years ago
Leah received a $475 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I now have less stress thinking of where to cultivate since I did not have a garden but always begged to be given a small portion. "
Beatrice's family
access_time 7 years ago
Beatrice received a $485 third payment.
"I had constructed a house using my previous transfers but I had not cemented it so,when I received my third transfer,I plastered it, smearing with mud is not easy given that we are far away from water points. I no longer smear. I am relieved of this hard task."
Kamayo's family
access_time 7 years ago
Kamayo received a $468 third payment.
"I had constructed a house using my second transfer but I did not complete it, so, when I received my third transfer,I completed it. The remaining I spent on leasing a boat that gives me daily income. I also bought household furniture and some bedding as I did not have any."
Leah's family
access_time 7 years ago
Leah received a $465 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on plastering our 3 room house for 27,000 KES, to improve its appearance ,and also two sets of seats for 20,000 KES since we had bad seats."