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.
Agnes's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Agnes enrolled.
"Receiving this money will help me build ironroofed house. This will reduce the cost incured in changing grassthatched house materials after every two years, so I will save money for feeding and buying books and pencils for my children in the near by primary school Kotia Mokongoro."
James's family
access_time over 7 years ago
James enrolled.
"Receiving this money will help me to buy my own motorcycle to ride as a boda boda,carrying passengers in the near by town of siroko district.This will generate money for feeding and paying fees for my children in kotia mokongoro primary school ."
Enjela's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Enjela enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is lack of money. My late husband's severe illness forced my household to give out part of our garden land as security in exchange for money to cater for his medical bills. This is so stressing that, these day's i hardly have no where to cultivate crops."
Anna's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Anna enrolled.
"Receiving this money will help me to buy land since I separated with my spouse I don't own any land ."
Rachael's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Rachael enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i am faced with is living as a widow and more so staying alone in a home. As a result, many things like food and other utensils at home have always gone missing because they know very well that i am old and alone at my home and can't help. "
Ronald's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Ronald enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in my life is lack of money for education .which has forced me to drop out from school with out reaching University. "
Penekas's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Penekas enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i have faced in my life is lack of money. My standard of living is very low because i don't have money to start up abusiness that would otherwise generate more money for me to marry a wife, build a house and maintain my family. "
Esther's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Esther received a $424 initial payment.
"Let me tell you, the moment I saw the Mpesa message and confirmed that it was transaction from Give Directly, I felt over excited. This is because, it was my first time receiving such big amount of money at once."
Moses's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Moses received a $424 initial payment.
"I felt very peaceful at heart for such a wonderful gift, may God bless GiveDirectly.."
Sylyvier's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Sylyvier received a $424 initial payment.
"It was in the evening and I never expected money from anyone so when I saw a message, checked it and confirmed that it was a genuine Mpesa transaction from Give Directly, I felt very surprised but at the same time excited since I would meet some of my development objectives I had been postponing due to lack of money including construction of a better house."