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.
Jackline's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Jackline enrolled.
"Receiving this money means I will build a house that I specious enough to accommodate me and my children. The house I sleep in currently is shared with chicken which is not healthy. In case of any balance, it will support me to pay off school fees for my children. My children don't attend classes regularly which has affected their performance in class."
Hesbon's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Hesbon received a $22 nineteenth payment.
"My life is currently different fro how ut was four months ago. Before GD cam to my community, I had just lost my job and i was back in the village. I had not figured out what to do. I had a few chickens. So I opted to do farming but I lack resources but just as I was planning on a way to raise funds, GD came to my rescue. Now I can proudly say that I farm, and rear livestock as my main source of income."
Sheilah's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Sheilah received a $22 twentieth payment.
"Alongside the subsistence farming I have been doing, I have an additional goal to venture into poultry farming. I have always been motivated by the programs which I have been watching in the Television on the starting and managing of a poultry farming. So far I have been collecting the necessary materials to start it off and at the moment, I am planning to construct a chicken coop and later start introducing the chicks."
Peter's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Peter received a $22 twentieth payment.
"Even though I am receiving a consistent transfer from GiveDIrectly every month, it has been my prayer that I find another source of money to help me initiate other additional projects in our household. At the moment I have an additional goal to start a poultry farming which I believe will help me a great deal in income generation. I have picked on this project since it is way too good and simple to establish under small scale management. I am currently constructing a chicken coop which will then lead me to the next stage of obtaining chicks for the start of the project."
Norah's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Norah received a $22 twentieth payment.
"I recently bought a cow using the transfers I received from Give Directly. I bought a heifer that was almost giving birth. I did this using the money I saved form the transfers in a merry go round group. Apart from that I also bought about 12 chickens and are about to start hatching. I know from this I will be getting constant income from this business very soon. I feel like I have grown financially and very soon I will be stable once these two assets start generating profits."
Naomi's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Naomi enrolled.
"The house we live in is very small and with a rusty roof.It is just one room and the family is growing fast.I have three childre.We therefore need another house which this money from Give Directly will help us build.My second plan is starting poultry farming.I will begin by fencing my compound using mesh wire to ensure that it is enclosed well for poultry.From the sale of eggs and chicken I will get money to supplement what I get from my casual jobs.I get very little from casual jobs which is not enough to cater for all the basic needs."
Pelina's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Pelina received a $454 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to buy some livestock such as two pigs, chicken and a cow. I then bought some household items such as bed, bed sheets, mattress, curtains, utensils, and clothes. I also bought and stored some food stuffs."
Jorem's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Jorem received a $454 second payment.
"My life is different in that I am happy nowadays because this money has enabling me to have livestock and chicken at home. These are necessary assets at home that can be sold to solve any financial problem emanating in future. Before, without these, I was full of stress especially when any member of the family fell sick, because you have no where to get money to meet hospital bill. "
Paul's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Paul received a $22 nineteenth payment.
"Before I joined college, I depended on casual house construction jobs that did not earn me much which made it tough to take care of my needs, especially after my mother passed away forcing me to fend for myself. With the help of these transfers, I was able to put up a poultry project that has been doing so well and has become an extra source of income to supplement my income from the casual jobs. My daily life became much better because I did not lack money for personal and household needs even during those periods that I was not able to get any jobs because I could sell some of the chickens or even the eggs to get money."
Lily's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Lily enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that i will be able to improve poultry farming by adding more chicken, building a more advanced poultry unit as well as fencing all around my compound with wire mesh in order to restrict the poultry from going to my neighbours' farms to destroy crops hence no more conflict with my neighbours. My second transfer will enable me to add one dairy cow for milking in order to boost the daily income i normally earn from selling 4litres of milk daily produced by my cow at ksh27 per day "
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