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.
Chelangat's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Chelangat enrolled.
"I have always wanted to fence my compound with barbed wire and wire mesh in order to restrict my poultry and cattle from destroying my neighbour's crops, something that has seen us quarrel day in day out. Receiving this money will therefore help me fence my compound thus earning back my respect. I also intend to add more chicken to my farm in order to boost the income i usually generate from selling poultry products"
Jared's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Jared received a $22 eighteenth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to boost my poultry project since my aim is to get double production as to compared with the ones I am generating at the moment. I shall get a number of eggs and chicken not only for sale but also for my household's consumption. Therefore, we shall be obtaining high nutritional food at a low cost even after GiveDirectly has phased out of our village."
Wesley's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Wesley received a $22 twentieth payment.
"My life is currently different from how it was four months ago since I have been able to start two projects. I was able to use part of my transfers to start a poultry keeping project and opened a restaurant at our nearest shopping center. I have not employed anyone at the moment and I am operating both projects with my wife. I settled on these two projects since no restaurants are operating in my locality and also chicken is highly marketable in this region. The income from the restaurant business has enabled me to cater for our needs on time."
Grace's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Grace received a $22 nineteenth payment.
"My new goal in the next four months is to boost my poultry project by buying chicken feeds and treating the chicken. This will give me an income which will help me meet my family needs in time as I have always wanted to."
Colleta's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Colleta received a $22 nineteenth payment.
"The difference in my life in the last four months is that I have ten chicken. I have always desired to have chicken as part of farming. Since I did not have a good income, I was not able to spare some amount of money to buy the chicken. After I had finished paying for my tailoring course, I used part of the money to buy the chicken. I am glad that the transfers have helped me realize my dream."
Sopphy's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Sopphy received a $22 nineteenth payment.
"In the next four months, I have a new goal of building chicken shed. I have poultry and I find it very hard to share the house with poultry at night. This is because they attract bugs and it affects my family hence I want to build them a shed."
Hellen's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Hellen received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"My life is currently different from how it was four months ago in that I invested in chicken rearing. Chicken rearing has been a lucrative business for me and I am looking forward to selling them in December when the prices of the chicken shall be high. I am therefore planning to sell most of the chicken by then. This will help me raise enough capital for starting up a business and hopefully get an improved income."
Luisa's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Luisa received a $22 twentieth payment.
"My goal as of now is to buy a water tank. I am currently saving towards this goal. I also want to buy a chicken mesh to build a poultry house which will later be one source of income for our family from the sale of eggs and meat."
Joash's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Joash received a $22 eighteenth payment.
"I'm rearing poultry but it's a free-range system because I haven't constructed a shelter for them. This has led to a loss of most of the chicken to predators. I'm planning to use the coming transfers to construct a shelter for the poultry. This will secure them from the predators. At the same time, they won't be getting infections from neighbors chicken. This is the new goal I have for the next four months."
Elizabeth's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Elizabeth received a $22 nineteenth payment.
"In the next four months, I have a new goal of starting poultry farming. I tried this business before and I made a handful out of it, unfortunately, some of the villagers came and stole the chicken when I was away admitted in the hospital. I am not giving up despite the occurrence since I need to have a source of income that will support me even after the GiveDirectly project has ended."
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