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.
Jeremia's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Jeremia received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is owning livestock and being able to eat well unlike before."
Justine's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Justine received a $97 initial payment.
"I received my money in the evening while resting at home and though shocked because I thought my luck had run out, I was very excited."
Florence's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Florence received a $97 initial payment.
"I was overjoyed when I received my money it was like a good luck that evening and I went and withdrew part of it to buy our dinner."
Mary's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Mary received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is having a comfortable place for cooking and putting up a shelter over my son's head."
Mildred's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Mildred received a $466 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on house construction materials in readiness for building (40,000 KES),a bag of dry corn (5,400 KES) and miscellaneous household expenses . "
Rosemary's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Rosemary received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I felt so relieved because we had no food at all in the house and I also had no money to buy food. My family was facing serious starvation, but Give Directly transfer came in to assist. Thank you so much Give Directly."
Caren's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Caren received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I felt relieved because I was going to afford food for my family, which had become so expensive and hard for me to get."
Dominic's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Dominic received a $97 initial payment.
"I felt really excited the moment I saw the M-pesa message that I had received the money. I exclaimed with joy and shared the good news with my wife, and we immediately headed to the shopping center to withdraw and bought the iron sheets for our kitchen."
Vincent's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Vincent received a $97 initial payment.
"I felt extremely excited the moment I received my money, because it was opening up an opportunity for me to get a new bigger house for my family, which I had yearned for for so long."
Caren's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Caren received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I felt excited because I was not sure that Give Directly would actually send the money to us, as they pledged. "