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.
Julius's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Julius enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to buy a dairy cow and the remaining amount I will spend it on buying furniture for my house. "
John's family
access_time over 6 years ago
John received a $236 initial payment.
"I expect my life to have changed in the next six months because I will have bought a cow and will be enjoying an income in from chicken and farming investments that I made in using these transfers."
Simon's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Simon received a $474 initial payment.
"The biggest differences in my daily life so far are very evident for instance I am now proud and respected in this community because I purchased my own property like cows. I never had hopes of owning cows before. My standards of living have also changed because I can buy my own basic needs."
Irine's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Irine received a $547 initial payment.
"My first transfer which I got from Give Directly I spent to furniture and to buy a cow. Before I didn't have a cow and we chose to buy our own."
Joyce's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Joyce received a $236 initial payment.
"My new goal is to increase the number of tea plants in my farm.I will also buy a cow."
Winny's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Winny received a $23 fifth payment.
"The new goal for my life in the next four months is to buy a cow."
Edna's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Edna received a $254 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have a daily income from the cow I bought and from the chicken I bought when I received my first transfer."
Charles's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Charles received a $236 initial payment.
"Since I started receiving this transfer,my daily life has changed.My income has increased.I get milk from the cow that I bought and the tea farm that I leased only after receiving transfers.I am able to save money from the motorcycle taxi business I do."
Richard's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Richard received a $23 sixth payment.
"My new goal is t buy a cow in the near future, next month it will be my turn to receive the money from merry go round group which we started after getting the money from GD. I expect KES 10000 from it and will spent all to buy a cow for rearing as for long we have been buying milk for use."
Emmanuel's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Emmanuel enrolled.
"Its going to change my life because am going to buy cows and also put some portion into farming."
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