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.
Elsa's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Elsa enrolled.
"I would like to use part of the transfer to build iron roofed house because I do not have any house. Secondly l would wish to pay school fees for my daughter who is in form three and has fees problem. Finally l would like to open up a business to generate income to support my family."
John's family
access_time over 8 years ago
John enrolled.
"I would like to use part of the transfer to pay school fees for my children who are in school. Secondly l would wish to open up a business to generate income to sustain my family. Finally l would like to buy a cow which can generate income in our family."
Florence's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Florence enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of money to pay school fees for my children."
Esther's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Esther enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that our income is very low currently as we are forced to plough our farm manually without assistance of a plough hence making the preparation of our land to be slow. Getting school fees for my children is also a big problem as with our current dependency on farming,our children get sent home for fees and at times we are not able to raise the fee."
Phoebe's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Phoebe enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on paying school fees for my children where one is in university, one has completed secondary school and he is waiting for his results so that he can join college and the rest who are in primary school. I will use part of the transfer on buying a peace of land so that I can build my house as Luo traditions dictates for the eldest son to build their own home and remaining amount I will use to buy a bull that I will use in ploughing my farm."
Milicent's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Milicent enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on paying secondary school fees for my two kids, I will part of the transfer on buying food that we can eat,I will spend part of the transfer on buying a motorcycle that we can use to generate more income in the transport business that can sustain us even after GiveDirectly is gone and the remaining amount we will use to buy two dairy cows that we can keep for milk."
Rashick's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rashick enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on paying school fees for my children as one is in college doing mechanics,one is in secondary school and the other is supposed to join secondary school this February but I still don't have cash to pay. I have a child who got diagnosed with sickle cell anemia in 2007 and am still paying for his medical attention and this is a challenge as at times I don't have funds to pay for his blood transfusion so I will use this funds to pay for the bills and the remaining amount I will spend on buying a peace of land so that I can expand my area of land under farming."
Consilata's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Consilata enrolled.
"I have planned to pay school fees for my children."
Pamela's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Pamela enrolled.
"We have planned to buy a sewing machine that I will use to set up my business, I will also pay school fees for my children and lastly I will expand my house since its small."
Filister's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Filister enrolled.
"I am planning to pay school fees for my daughter who has joined secondary school and later on discuss with my spouse on how best to use the remaining funds."
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