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.
Everlyne's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Everlyne received a $468 third payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that, I managed to invest in rice farming with the second transfer and got more profits unlike before where I used to lease my parcel of land due to lack of money to cultivate it. I also managed to pay my son's fees easily without staining from the casual jobs."
Alex's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Alex received a $468 third payment.
"My life is different than it would have been because I now own cows and was able to pay school fee for my children comfortably and I am also going to be able to build myself a new house thanks to the transfers I got from Give directly."
Charles's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Charles received a $468 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on fixing a steel door with three steel windows 16,0000 KES. I have cultivated my farm on time in preparation for planting rice.I also bought two bags of maize and other durable goods too."
Jacob's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Jacob received a $468 third payment.
"In my own opinion, what Give Directly does well is that it sends us money directly and with a lot of confidentiality, however, I would urge them next time to run a communal aid for example community farming project, water project etc to help us move further and together."
Peter's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Peter received a $468 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer n buying livestock, I bought a mature heifer which I will be keeping for milk and 5 sheep which I am rearing and ones my flock grows I will be selling for a profit."
Peter's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Peter received a $468 third payment.
"My life would have been so different and full of frustrations would I not have received the transfer. I can clearly testify that up to date I would have still been querelling with my neighbors who had threatened to make it a police case should I fail to cage my livestock who destroyed their crops."
Benard's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Benard received a $468 third payment.
"I I spent most of my transfer clay to renovate my house. I paid school fees for my children who are in Pre-school and also bought house items which I did not have."
Milka's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Milka received a $468 third payment.
"I spent the larger part of my third transfer on paying school fees for my son and my daughter who are carrying out electrical course and tailoring course respectively 40,000 KES.I am happy since my children are going to school with on school fees arrears and I believe after completing their courses they will come out as enlighten competent individuals to the job market .I also added capital onto my grocery business and now I am making double profits."
Quereen's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Quereen received a $468 third payment.
"When I received my third transfer, I spent it on 3 bulls and food. First and foremost, I have been a farmer for many years but my production had not been good due to methods of production I could rely on for instance, we could plow using hoes which were not efficient enough to increase ones production and this could explain constant famine we could succumb to but thank to Give Directly for enabling me buy a bull which will make me harvest more."
Monicah's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Monicah received a $468 third payment.
"I spent most of my transfer to buy building materials like iron sheets and timber which I have used to build my new house. I also bought farm equipment and a bag of maize for my family's consumption."