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.
Oliver's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Oliver received a $284 initial payment.
"The biggezt difference is that the ttransfer enable me to get back to what i was doing before by selling medicines."
Halima's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Halima received a $27 second payment.
"Shule1000four kids .kindarani food 1500 medicine 500. I was sick.thank god."
Promise's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Promise received a $283 initial payment.
"I bought zinc and mattress with the money i received from Givedirectly. I also give some to my brother to start his business. I used some to buy food and medicine for my children. Givedirectly is indeed a God send blessing to me."
Mamie's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Mamie received a $283 initial payment.
"My husband is suffering from labour problem and each time we buy the medicine is not always not easy to get the money, but today, we can just purchase without thinking where to take money from"
Dama's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Dama enrolled.
"I have had prolonged right leg pains for two years now. Walking has been difficult and at times I use some walking sticks. This has made it impossible for me to perform my day to day activities such as charcoal burning. I am under medication right now although the medicine I use are very expensive and at times I fail to buy the required quantity as prescribed by the doctor."
Borbor's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Borbor received a $283 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is I'm able to buy food for my family. I am also able to buy enough of medicine to take care of my sick wife. With the help of givedirectly I was able to start building my owned house, and I was able to buy iron sheets to change my leaking roof. Thanks to GiveDirectly for making my life changed for the better."
Peter's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Peter received a $11 initial payment.
"With this first transfer, I decided to buy medicine and a drinking trough for my chickens. I decided to do this because during this drought, many animals have been dying and I did not want that to affect my chickens as they are a source of income. I bought the trough for drinking water to help with the thirst and stop them from going to the kitchen to destroy everything in search of water. I was also able to buy medicines treating worms and bacterial enteritis."
Larmatu's family
access_time almost 3 years ago
Larmatu received a $283 initial payment.
"My most recent transfer was spent on my sick husband medical bills, mattress for our room, school fees for our children, some herbal medicine for my sick brother in law and food for the family."
Thabu's family
access_time 3 years ago
Thabu enrolled.
"The biggest challenge I am currently facing is prolonged chest pains attributed by the energy draining charcoal burning occupation I engage in. Sometimes I manage to get two 90kgs bags of charcoal a month and sell at 800KES per bag. This earns me utmost 1,600/=. This is not worthy the energy drained during burning the charcoal. Sometimes I spend a big portion I the money to buy medicine to treat my chest pains."
Dama's family
access_time 3 years ago
Dama received a $490 initial payment.
"I have been suffering of chest pains for a sometime. After withdrawing the money before looking at my health, I decided to clear the fee balances for my 3 primary school children. I paid KES 10000.00 to the school so that my children could be retained in school for proper learning. Thereafter I went for an x-ray for my chest and spent KES 5950.00 for the x-ray and the medicines I was given. I also bought 4 goats for KES 10000.00. For the remaining amount, I decided to use it for food and also my monthly reviews in the hospital where I was told to go for check-ups once a month"
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