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.
Sharon's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Sharon received a $97 initial payment.
"When I received the money, I was very happy because I was now going to be able to buy what I did not have but have always longed for."
Janet's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Janet received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received the transfer, I felt very happy because at the moment of the receipt, I was down financially and didn't expect any money from any source."
Jescah's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Jescah received a $97 initial payment.
"I felt very happy because I was able to provide food for my family without any struggle."
Stela's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Stela received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have a house that doesn't leak. I was living in a heavily leaking house but couldn't repair it due to financial constraint. In fact I used to remain awake when raining because the roof was leaking all over."
Geofrey's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Geofrey received a $97 initial payment.
"When received the transfer, I felt very happy. In fact I didn't believe my eyes. It was like my eyes were playing games with me but at last, I composed myself and accepted the reality."
Maureen's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Maureen received a $97 initial payment.
"I felt so happy and immediately called my spouse to confirm the good news. However I withdrew it later because everyone had withdrawn and finished all the money with the Mpesa agents."
Jenifer's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Jenifer received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that this money has given me hope that I will own a permanent house now that I have started buying building materials to accomplish this dream."
Caroline's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Caroline received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money I felt humbled since to me this was a unique gift from God ,through GD, which I did not work for.I had never in my life received even just 1,000 KES without sweating for it, thank you."
Millicent's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Millicent received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have a good house with beautiful furniture as compared to the one I was living in which was almost falling down. I never knew that I could live in such a house, thank you GD for the transfers."
Meresa's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Meresa received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is having cleared school fee balance for my child in school without struggling so the little money I now get I spend on buying food and meeting other needs."