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.
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
My life has taken a whole new direction thanks to GD. I stopped worrying about what my kids will eat and wear the moment I started receiving my transfers. This was not the case before the transfers, there are days that circumstances forced us to go without meals. My children could be sent home for school fees but I had no otherwise but work two casual jobs to meet my needs.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I currently plant to build a kitchen which will act as a room for my boys to help separate the gender for healthy growth. Besides that, I also intend to spend some cash on the poultry business to help generate an income for my household.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
In the last four months, I have been able to build a house for my children something that I had never dreamt of doing. My husband is deceased and he left me with four kids the eldest being 16years old. All these children were depending on me. I had to ensure they had had their daily meals, clothing, as well as their school fees, was still on me. There is no way I would have fulfilled the dream of building them a house with all the above-mentioned responsibilities if it were not for GD's support.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months hopefully, I will have established the chicken business and my kitchen will be upstanding. These are the few things that would bring me heaven on earth.
15th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
My life is currently different from how it was four months ago because l am eating well and I am also able to save money and purchase building materials for putting up a kitchen for my children, which has not been possible because I have been living a life of hand to mouth.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
In the next four months, I will continue saving the money to buy building materials to put up a kitchen for my children to have a place where they can spend their night comfortably, for that reason I do not have any new or additional goal.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my daily life is in the last four months is that my children are now sleeping very comfortably that they always long to go to bed as compared to before when they were sleeping on very old uncomfortable mattress. I also spent the money to buy for my children school uniforms and now they are going to school while they are smart and neat as compared to before when they were going to school with torn uniforms which was really demoralising them to go to school.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, l expect to have completed building the kitchen and my children would have a very comfortable place to spend their night. I will also have a nice neat kitchen to cook in.
12th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
My life is currently different than it was four months ago in that from the transfers, I have been able to do my farming activities comfortably. I do fully depend on casual jobs in order to fend for my family. Secondly, buying school stationeries and buying foodstuffs has been easy because apart from my wages, we are always assured of the monthly transfers.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My additional goal in the next four months is to begin to save part of my transfers. I shall thereafter spend my savings and use them to pay school fees for my daughter and my son who will join class eight next year. Just like the rest of the learners, when they study hard and succeed, they will become independent and responsible people in the future.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
Few months after the demise of my husband, I had been living in my brother-in-law's kitchen after my house became too bad to live in. I am happy that in the last for months preceding the current transfers, I have been able to build a new house from the savings I built from the transfers. Currently, my life is different and I always feel at peace because I can comfortably operate from within my own house.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I expect to reap a good harvest. This will positively impact my life in that I shall have adequate food. I shall, therefore, continue to focus on supporting my children's educational needs. Moreover, I shall be spending some of my wages to buy some households which I currently do not have. As a result, my life will be better than it had been since my husband passed on.
8th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
My life is currently different from how it was four months ago because l am now staying in my own home as compared to before when I was staying at my in law with some many conditions.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal in the next four months is to buy bedding for my children for the to have a very comfortable place to spend their night.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that l now have a place that l call home since l was staying at my in law's home where l was not free to do my development since l was limited.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months l expect to have started buy furniture since l do not have anything to sit on.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Since my husband died, I have struggled to get a house and I have ended up staying in my brother-in-law's house but now, I have iron sheets which I will use to have my own house. I feel so happy.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I will be able to pay school fees in time so that my children cannot be sent home for the same.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I have iron sheets which means I am soon having my own house and my children are ever in school and in good school uniforms.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
Apart from my earlier plans, I do not have any new goal.
Enrolled
access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship in my life has been the inability to provide food for my family and pay their school fees, at some point my husband abandoned me and i had to struggle to provide for them.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the morning when i see anew day and i thank God for his grace and mercy upon me.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to pay school fees and buy education materials for my children.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is my small business i started last year, it has helped me pay school fees and buy basic needs for my family.