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.
Lilian's family
access_time 7 years ago
Lilian received a $469 third payment.
"I spent the whole of the third transfer to pay dowry to our in-laws so l bought cow and the remaining balance I gave them as a token." (Country: Kenya)
Lilian's family
access_time 7 years ago
Lilian received a $469 third payment.
"We spent on buying a calf and two oxen for ploughing. I also bought farm fertilizers and paid fees for my spouse who is taking a course in driving for his future employment opportunities." (Country: Kenya)
Pheobe's family
access_time 7 years ago
Pheobe received a $469 third payment.
"If I would not have received the money, I would not have bought an ox or an ox-drawn plough. Thank you GD." (Country: Kenya)
Willis's family
access_time 7 years ago
Willis received a $469 third payment.
"In my own opinion, what Give Directly does well is that it sends us money directly and intact but the amount it sent to us never suffice. I would personally say that some of my projects are still underway and I haven't accomplished all of them yet. I ask them (Give Directly's officials) next time to make it a little bit higher even to new places they are moving into." (Country: Kenya)
Vivian's family
access_time 7 years ago
Vivian received a $469 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on buying building materials and constructed a house. I also bought a cow which I am rearing to provide milk in future and spent the rest of the money on farming maize on my leased piece on land." (Country: Kenya)
Rose's family
access_time 7 years ago
Rose received a $469 third payment.
"My life is very different since I received the transfers from GiveDirectly. I have managed to pay all the fees balances to ensure all my children are learning adequately. I am feel happy n lifted from financial burdens." (Country: Kenya)
Kennedy's family
access_time 7 years ago
Kennedy received a $469 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on paying my wife's dowry. I developed a very bad relationship with my in-laws for failure to pay their daughter's dowry in time. Despite the poor life that we lived, these people still thought that I didn't just wish to settle the dowry payment. They kept on threatening me of taking back their daughter if I failed to pay the dowry in the stipulated period of one month. I almost ran mad from this, as I wondered how I would raise the children we already had in the absence of the wife." (Country: Kenya)
Milka's family
access_time 7 years ago
Milka received a $469 third payment.
"My life is different than it would have been without cash transfers in that currently, I live in a better house and my children are equally getting better education courtesy of Give Directly." (Country: Kenya)
Lilian's family
access_time 7 years ago
Lilian received a $468 third payment.
"Mylife would have never changed i would have remained amongst the lowest starndard in the village." (Country: Kenya)
Carren's family
access_time 7 years ago
Carren received a $469 third payment.
"I spent most of my transfer to to buy sand and cement which I have used to renovate my house from mud to plastered. I paid laborers who were building my house and also bought food for my laborers." (Country: Kenya)
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