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.
Moses's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Moses received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I now have my own fishing boat and nolonger have to hire a boat for fishing. This has increased my income in that, the money I would hire to spend a boat, I now use to do something else. Thank you GD for the transfer"
Rogers's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Rogers received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have managed to cement my house into a semi- permanent house from a mud one which I was previously staying in and now I am no longer worried of incurring frequent expense of smearing it ,mainly on rainy season as rain used to destroy the mud and leave the walls in an unaesthetic state. I have also acquire my Kenya Certificate of Secondary education which had been with held by my previous high school for four good years due to school fees arrears which I hadn't settled and now I am so happy since I will further my education with ease and with confidence on application."
Susan's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Susan received a $97 initial payment.
" Despite high cost of living I felt very happy since I was able to pay school fees for my children."
Evans's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Evans received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily is that, l now have my own cow-bull for farming l do not need to wait for other people to work on my farm."
Rose's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Rose received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment when I received my money I was in a friend's house and we were watching a movie, I needed to confirm my MPESA balance to believe that indeed it was true..Then I felt very happy since the price of staple food (corn) had gone up but now I could buy and stock some ,thank you."
Quinter's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Quinter received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment when I received my money I felt happy because I knew finally I was going to repair my house which was on a bad shape."
Monica's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Monica received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest differences in my daily are I have managed to cement my house and this has been a relieve since I no longer go to my neighbors houses to borrow cow-dung and incur frequent expenses of buy clay to smear the previous house which was made of mud.I also didn't think I would be able to get enough nutritious food to feed on with my family since I couldn't afford it earlier on a daily basis however now I have money to buy food without alot of hustles."
Roseline's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Roseline received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I now have a stable source of income where I can now get my daily income"
Carroline's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Carroline received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment when I received my money I felt son happy because at that time I didn't have money then this came as miracle."
Joshua's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Joshua received a $484 second payment.
"I have a peaceful state of mind since I am no longer worried of my children security being jeopardized while working at night to find a place to sleep either at my brothers house or neighbor's and also being rained on making them to be vulnerable to diseases since I have built them a two roomed traditional house ( simba) in my homestead . I have also renovated my house and now my neighbors are perplexed with it since I have cemented it and fixed a fascia board to it. I am thankful to GiveDirectly for enabling me to have this greatest differences in my daily life."