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.
Millicent's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Millicent received a $468 third payment.
"I used 43,000 KES to built my son an iron roofed house. I also paid my son in high school fee."
Ruth's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Ruth received a $486 third payment.
"My life is different in that, I am no longer stressed about loan repayment because I managed to repay the loan. I would not have managed to pay the loan without the transfer, thank you GD"
Caroline's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Caroline received a $468 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on finishing the payment of a land I was buying at 44,000 KES, then bought four iron sheets with the rest of the money."
Ruth's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Ruth received a $467 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on boosting my business which is currently doing well, bought food for the family consumption and paid school fees for my children. I also fixed steel windows and doors and purchased twenty pieces of cement hoping to plaster my house. "
Mollyne's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Mollyne received a $468 third payment.
"My life is different in that, I now have a big house and electricity which has relieved me burden "
Killion's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Killion received a $486 third payment.
"I used a portion of the transfer to settle my collage fee. I ues a portion of the transfer to repair my house because it was in bad state. Besides, I spent the rest of the transfer on family foodstuffs."
Rose's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Rose received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment when i received this money i was really happy for at first i thought it was all jokes."
Jared's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Jared received a $468 third payment.
"In my opinion,GD has improved many lives in our village with the unconditional cash transfer."
Grace's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Grace received a $486 third payment.
"In my opinion, what GiveDirectly did well was giving a lumpsum amount of money to the recipients and they were able to venture into big projects like purchasing huge water tanks."
Willys's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Willys received a $468 third payment.
"What GD does well is that it is determined in changing lives of the poor in the community. For now I haven't observed what GD doesn't do well."