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.
Salina's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Salina received a $493 second payment.
"GiveDirectly is the best because the recepient receives money in the M-pesa account unlike in other NGOs where the money is given to the village heads and at times you have to quarrel with them to get the money ,you also have to pay them a bribe to get the money."
David's family
access_time over 8 years ago
David received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have bought 2 cows and paid dowry."
Irene's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Irene received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest different in my life is that I paid school fees for all my children hence they are going to school without being sent for school fees.I have also bought building materials planning to renovate my house into a semi- permanent one from a mud house."
Elizabeth's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Elizabeth received a $493 second payment.
"The house my children used to sleep in collapsed the same day i finished constructing the new house courtesy of GD. My children could have been no more.Thanks to GD."
Tobias's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Tobias received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my children are not sent home for school "
Justina's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Justina received a $493 second payment.
"Give directly has given each and everyone of us an opportynity to use the transfers on how one seems fit but other NGOs do not give such opportunities."
Carolyne's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Carolyne received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that i now have a house after the other one been blown away by the winds."
Caroline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Caroline received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life if the the house i live in and the daily basic needs i gave my family."
David's family
access_time over 8 years ago
David received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that i have bought a land to built my house."
Godfrey's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Godfrey received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest different in my daily life is that I have renovated my house into a four roomed from a two roomed house, thus my house is now spacious and it can fit my family and I."