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.
Beatrice's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Beatrice received a $466 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is the fact that I now have more assets with me than before. I have had peace of my mind and feel more happy that I have accomplished the things I could only wish for before. The water tank that I bought with the tank has been a game changer and has seen me solve many problems . I feel so much happy to have accomplished this and this has been the greatest difference in my daily life thus far."
Daisy's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Daisy received a $466 initial payment.
"It was 5 pm when I was done with the house chores, I was on my way to the stream to fetch water. Then suddenly, I heard my phone ringing. On confirming what the message entailed I realised that I had received money from Segovia technologies. This was the best news that came my way that evening and I was overwhelmed with happiness and gratefulness. I then embarked on planning how we would cash out our transfers."
Maneno's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Maneno received a $467 initial payment.
"It was on one morning while I was from fetching some water and I heard some neighbors saying they had received their transfers. I contacted my helper for confirmation and he told me that I had received mine too. My heart was filled with joy to an extent of not going back for a second trip. I decided to take a rest meditating on how best I would utilize the money."
Anthoy's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Anthoy received a $467 initial payment.
"I used all of my recent transfer to build a dairy unit. The money came when I had already built the shade and set up the troughs and it assisted me in cementing the floor and buying a water tank for collection of water from the same cowshade. I am happy that the project is now complete and I can now fully concentrate on dairy keeping that I have been passionate about. My wife works as a teacher and I am looking forward towards giving her a helping hand by engaging in dairy keeping. We used to rely on maize farming but is nowadays very unreliable since they don't get to mature faster."
Jole's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Jole received a $467 initial payment.
"It was around 9 am when I had gone to fetch some water when I received a message on my phone though I did not hear the message. On reaching home, my family members who were also registered for the GiveDirectly transfers were happy saying they had received their first transfer. Since I do not know how to read, they took my phone to confirm, and lucky enough the transfer message was also on the screen of my phone. I felt so happy for receiving the money that, I did not go back to fetch water for a second trip as I had planned before."
Beatrice's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Beatrice received a $467 initial payment.
"I was at home busy selling water at my water station. I remember it was around 9 am when, I heard my customers narrating how they received their transfer. I was very curious to know if I received as well so I gave one of my neighbors who confirm that I had received the transfer. I was very sure that I will be able to solve most the financial challenges."
Dama's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Dama received a $467 initial payment.
"It was around 6 am, I had woken up very early to go to fetch water at our nearby water pan for my family. I received the message alert of my transfer when I was on my way back home carrying 20 liters of water on the head. Being illiterate, I had to wait until when I reached home for my helper to confirm the message on my phone. I was very happy when learned that I had received the transfer. I was sure that I would be able to accomplish most of the goals that I had."
Kiplangat's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Kiplangat received a $467 initial payment.
"I spent KES 16,000 on purchasing iron sheets ready to build a better house for my son. He lived in small grass thatched house that is leading from outside. I have all the materials ready to start the construction process. I am waiting for the second transfer to start this. I spent KES 3,000 on purchasing a sky blast for storing clean water for domestic uses. I spent KES 20,000 on paying debt that I had borrowed from a friend. This gave me peace of mind to conduct other activities without being stressed. I spent KES 8,000 on purchasing two goats. This is an investment because goats reproduce twice per year. The rest of the money I bought food and household items."
Esther's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Esther received a $467 initial payment.
"I was just relaxing at home when I heard a message notification from my phone. My daughter was at home and she checked it for me. She said that it was a message confirming that I have received KES 55,000 from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy and I knew that I would be able to build a stand for the water tank. This was my main concern since I wanted do plumping in my phone. I went with my daughter to withdraw the money and started purchasing the materials."
Joyce's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Joyce received a $467 initial payment.
"I had gone to the stream to fetch water for our domestic use as routine. Then, suddenly as I was busy at the stream I heard my phone ringing, Upon checking what the message entailed, I realised that I had received a sum of KES 55,000 from Segovia technology. I was overwhelmed with joy and happiness. I immediately headed home where I informed my husband of the good news on arrival. He too was delighted by it and afterwards, we embarked on planning."
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