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.
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over 7 years ago
Hellen
enrolled.
"I am very happy to receive money from Give directly. The money I received will help me buy our own land and build our own house. I am planning to buy a cow and buying basic needs for my family."
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over 7 years ago
Stephen
enrolled.
"It will change my life because i will renovate my house and buy four cows as a future investment."
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over 7 years ago
Risper
received a $482 second payment.
"I had an orphan in my house who was joining secondary school but I did not have any other source of finance. I therefore took 35000 KES from my second transfer to pay for his school fees and other school requirements. I then bought a cow worth 14000 KES to rear since I had none before."
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over 7 years ago
Irenea
received a $482 second payment.
"I used my second transfer to construct a kitchen since I had none before and I used to get stressed when it rains because I had nowhere to cook from. My cows also had no cow shed, so I constructed one for them to keep them safe; then used the balannce to buy a goat and a mattress which I did not have before as well as clearing some bills on my relative's funeral."
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over 7 years ago
Rodgers
received a $482 second payment.
"When i received the second transfer, I used 30000 KES from it to pay deposit for a plot of land on which I will construct my new house since I had no other land to move to. I then used 15000 KES to buy a cow, anticipating to get milk soon when it delivers. The balance was spent on foodstuffs since my stock of food had been depleted."
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over 7 years ago
Miriam
received a $482 second payment.
"When I received tye second transfer, I used 25000 KES from it to buy 2 cows that my husband used to pay my dowry since we have stayed for long without dowry and my parents had started asking about it.The rest of the balance was spent on buying building materials which I used to build a new house for my family."
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over 7 years ago
Abigael
enrolled.
"Receiving this transfers mean a lot to me, I see myself buying a cow, ploughing a piece of land and generally buying items that I lacked before. "
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over 7 years ago
Jane
received a $482 second payment.
"I spent the larger part of my second transfer on buying a dairy cow hence I feel happy since I have got a dairy cow that I had been admiring for a longer time.I paid school fees for my four children who are in primary and high school respectively . I bought building materials such as sand since I am planning to build a semi -permanent house."
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over 7 years ago
Mornica
received a $482 second payment.
"I spent the larger part of my second transfer on paying school fees for my four children who are in high school . I am soo happy that GiveDirectly has made me disapprove my community members who had undermined me that as a casual laborer I could not furtheren my children's education.I bought school uniform for my children and a dairy cow. I also bought one sack of maize to feed on."
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over 7 years ago
Martin
received a $482 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on buying a dairy cow which now produce milk both for domestic and commercial purpose hence income to feed and provide for m family. The remaining cash I spent on buying steel door and windows to fix at my house."
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