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.
Mercy's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Mercy received a $530 second payment.
"My life is different in that I have started a poultry project. I used part of my first transfer to buy chicken and build a poultry house. The income I get from the sale of eggs is enough to buy food for my family. I can now help my spouse to provide some of the family basic needs and I no longer depend on him to cater for the family needs as I used to do before receiving my transfers. I have also joined merry go round using the money I get from the poultry project. I will use the savings from merry go round to buy a goat since goats matures faster and I will sell them in future to pay school fees for my children."
Jackline's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Jackline received a $23 eleventh payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to buy sheep and some chicken which I will keep for my financial security. I shall also be able to raise more livestock from these animals in the future. This will not only be of help to me but will also be a remembrance of the support I have been receiving from GiveDirectly."
Catherine's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Catherine received a $23 twelfth payment.
"My new goal in the next four months is to buy more chicken. Because of the good income I have seen from it, God willing, I will add more so as to increase the income. I will manage to this using the savings I have in our table banking."
Livingstone's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Livingstone received a $23 twelfth payment.
"My new goal in the next four months is to buy more chickens. Because of the good income, I am enjoying from the sale of eggs that I currently produce I want to increase production. I will manage this using the transfers I get to buy more chicken."
Juliana's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Juliana received a $23 twelfth payment.
"My life is currently different because I have expanded my poultry farm. I have increased the brood I have by 7 chicken. The income I get has been useful in meeting my daily needs. I sell the eggs from the poultry project and use it to buy household items. Meeting my household needs has now ceased t be a nightmare."
Benard's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Benard received a $23 eleventh payment.
"The monthly transfers from GD have been of so much help to me because I have been able to buy a few birds that I now rear in my compound with the main aim being to increase their population overtime and eventually sell them out and earn some cash in exchange. The demand for chicken within the locality is always very high considering the fact that people normally have huge functions almost every other weekend. Apart from that, learning institutions also need these birds to form part of their weekly diet so for me I know that I will be able to make some cash using this project. addition to"
Peter's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Peter received a $23 eleventh payment.
"I have a short term goal of starting a small project of rearing chicken for future benefits. I have already bought three birds which I will start with but with time I will be buying more birds. The more their population grows, the more money i will be making when I sell them out in exchange of cash. This is a project that requires a lot of time and dedication but I know that the financial rewards are awesome, and that is why I have decided to do it."
Rael's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Rael received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I will have more chicken in my poultry house. This consequently means that I will have more income from the poultry and hence able to meet most of my familys basic needs with little difficulty. I expect to have stopped engaging in any form of casual labour to earn a living like I am doing now."
Gaddy's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Gaddy received a $23 eleventh payment.
"When I started receiving these tranfers, I decided to invest some of them in poultry farming. This has project grew over the last few months and I was able to sell some of the chicken and raised enough money to buy a goat. I consider this as growth and hope that someday, the goat will give a bigger return."
Gilbert's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Gilbert received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I am focused on starting a poultry project. This, I want to start by fencing the compound and building a chicken house in the next two months. I will then assemble the necessary resources in terms of money for buying chicken and feeds in the next four months. This will greatly boost my income and ensure that we meet most of the family's needs with ease."
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