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.
Caroline's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Caroline received a $468 third payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never received cash transfers from Give Directly in that currently, I live in a better house-my former house was just pathetic, it sats on a wetland and therefore a lot of water could seep out of the floor making it too cold to live in. I am glad, conditions are no longer the same-my current house is well located and therefore we live more comfortably."
Mercy's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Mercy received a $468 third payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never received cash transfer in that I managed to go back to school and currently, I have more skills and knowledge that can help me change the world."
Rosemary's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Rosemary received a $486 third payment.
"If I had not received the money, I would not have built a bigger house and would not be owning any livestock. Thank you GD."
Justina's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Justina received a $468 third payment.
"In my opinion, what GiveDirectly did well was involving everyone in the program who was willing to participate and sending the money directly to every recipient which was a very good idea that highly prevented bribes."
Lilian's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Lilian received a $468 third payment.
"My life has greatly changed with the receipt of the transfers. For once in my entire life, I have consumed milk from my own cow and fed appropriately without necessarily depending on relatives."
Eunice's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Eunice received a $486 third payment.
" The larger part of my third transfer was spent on paying off dowry. I am happy since my husband has regain his respect to his in -laws as he was a laughing stack.I paid cultivation fees to plant rice and hired a piece of land to plant cereals like maize in it.I have partly bought a piece which I am planning to build my homestead if I have completed paying the deficit of 60,000 KES to the owner."
Silvia's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Silvia received a $468 third payment.
"What GD does well is that it give us a large amount of money enough to invest. Besides, it is honest and reliebale. I'm not aware of what GD doesn't do well at the moment."
Everlin's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Everlin received a $468 third payment.
"My life is different because I managed to establish a kitchen where I prepare meals as well as my chidren catch a sleep. I was facing a serious challenge in that I had a small house and it was the very house in which I was sharing with my aged children. Apart from that, the shame of staying with my children home despite passing thier examination is no more because I managed to take them to high school."
Caroline's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Caroline received a $486 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on buying 2 cows that I will be keeping for milking. I then invested some of the cash in my sugarcane farming business by buying fertilizer and top dressing the crop. I also bought steel doors which were installed on my house. I then spent the rest of the cash on buying a few kitchen utensils that I did not have."
Tom's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Tom received a $468 third payment.
"If I would not have received the money, I would not have bought a cow and paid school fees for my children. Thank you GD."