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.
Mourine's family
access_time 7 years ago
Mourine received a $468 third payment.
"In my opinion Give Directly thought of good idea of giving people money instead of giving them goods, this has allowed people to prioritize their need. " (Country: Kenya)
Everlyne's family
access_time 7 years ago
Everlyne received a $468 third payment.
"In my opinion Give Directly has really transformed people's lives by giving them nonrefundable transfer, one do not need to strangle to refund the money back." (Country: Kenya)
Margaret's family
access_time 7 years ago
Margaret received a $468 third payment.
"Give Directly promised us money and it did exactly as it promised. However, I would urge it to consider coming up with interventions that target groups as well to spread the risk of failure from individual recipients who may benefit from this money and end up not investing it wisely." (Country: Kenya)
Monica's family
access_time 7 years ago
Monica received a $468 third payment.
"My life different than it would have been if I never received the transfer is that, I could not have manage to have my own home where l am free to control everything, compare to when l was at my father in-law's house." (Country: Kenya)
Tom's family
access_time 7 years ago
Tom received a $468 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer to start a second hand cloths business and paid college fees for my son, I also add 5 goats and a calve." (Country: Kenya)
John's family
access_time 7 years ago
John received a $468 third payment.
"My life different than it would have been if I never received the transfer is that, I could not have manage to buy motorcycle and for that reason I could not have a stable source of income." (Country: Kenya)
Herma's family
access_time 7 years ago
Herma received a $468 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on purchasing steel windows and a door hoping to fix them very soon, bought school uniforms for my children and spent the larger percentage of the amount on starting up a saloon business to get income." (Country: Kenya)
Irenea's family
access_time 7 years ago
Irenea received a $468 third payment.
"In my opinion Give Directly did well in giving their support directly to the recipient and not using the authorities who are very corrupt." (Country: Kenya)
Elizabeth's family
access_time 7 years ago
Elizabeth received a $468 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on purchasing a sofa set to furnish my newly built house and make it luxurious and more attractive. Besides that, I paid school fees for my grandchild who has just joined form one and could not be left in the hands of his parents a lone because they too were poor and could not afford taking their son to school." (Country: Kenya)
Peter's family
access_time 7 years ago
Peter received a $468 third payment.
"In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well by giving money directly which is non- refundable hence the households which received the money have done big projects with their transfers such as building decent houses. " (Country: Kenya)
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