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.
Famata's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Famata received a $277 third payment.
"My recent transfer was added to the previous transfers to enable me purchase a bike. The remaining portion of the money was spent on my son's balance fees." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)
Patience's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Patience received a $277 third payment.
"All of my three payments when on business from the day I started receiving money from GiveDirectly- I was able to purchased more dry good for the so purpose of. Improving my business, with GiveDirectly support my family and I livelihood had changed from one level to a biggest level. Just want to exstand my appreciation to GiveDirectly for the betterment of my children future. I going to do business with all my four payments, that will even enable me do others very important things like building my own house and etc." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)
Collins's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Collins received a $468 second payment.
"Now that I have received all my transfers, I am planning to start a motorcycle taxi and a retail shop in the next two months."
Maima's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Maima received a $277 third payment.
"Yes, I have new goals for this third transfer. I have planned to collect the last transfer to add up to the third one and travel with my sick son to Ghana for surgery. My son Varney Johnson is nine years, he drunk caustic soda since 2016 and he has been feeding through tube throughout his illness. I have been using the previous transfers for food and medicine for him." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)
Karisa's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Karisa received a $11 initial payment.
(Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)
Racheal's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Racheal received a $484 second payment.
"I spent all my second to continue with the construction of a 6 roomed rental house which I had started with my first transfer and some personal saving. My plan is to use the income from the rental house to educate my two children who are about to join primary school." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)
Rachael's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Rachael received a $468 second payment.
"I spent KES 48,000 from my most recent transfer to complete building a new house. I am almost moving into it this week. I am so glad that courtesy of GiveDirectly's transfer, I am now owning a new house. The rest of the transfer has helped me in starting up a new business handling food stuffs. I am grateful to GiveDirectly for positively impacting my life because as a result of the transfer, I shall be able run my own business." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)
Emily's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Emily received a $484 initial payment.
"I used to work on people's farms and use the money that I would be paid to cater to our daily needs and to pay school fees for my three children. I was involved in a motorcycle accident before GiveDirectly came for enrollment and since then, I have been depending on my siblings and my married daughter. When I received my first transfer, I spent KES 30000 to pay the outstanding medical bill and to continue with my medication. I used the remaining KES 24000 on food and clothes after spending KES 2000 to pay school fees for my children in primary school."
Beha's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Beha enrolled.
"I will prioritize renovating my house when I receive this money. It needs major repairs because one side of the wall is down and I have used polythene paper to prevent us from cold. This will cost me 25,000 KES because I will use concrete pillars on all the corners of the house. My second plan is investing in the education of my children. I have a child in his second year of secondary school who requires 10,000 KES to complete the term. I have also budgeted 15,000 KES to boost my business. I own a motorcycle garage."
Rashid's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Rashid received a $11 initial payment.
(Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)
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