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.
Rosemary's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Rosemary received a $493 second payment.
"GiveDirectly is open to everyone who is willing to participate in the program and bribes are not involved unlike other NGOs where the few recipient are selected to participate and bribes are involved at some point for the recipient to benefit." (Country: Kenya)
Rose's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Rose received a $99 initial payment.
"Am planning to spend my second transfer to renovate my house and to pay school fees." (Country: Kenya)
Samwel's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Samwel received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on paying college fees for my brother.I also want to add capital to my fish business and my wife's clothes business." (Country: Kenya)
Morine's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Morine received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on building an iron roofed house." (Country: Kenya)
Pamela's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Pamela received a $99 initial payment.
"Am planning to spend my transfer to build pitlatrine, buy steel doors and windows and also to buy cattle" (Country: Kenya)
Gordon's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Gordon received a $493 second payment.
"GIveDirectly do not have middlemen between them and their recipients like the other NGOs i know of.That is better as the help comes to the recipient directly." (Country: Kenya)
Hulda's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Hulda received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to spent the upcoming transfer on plastering my house to be a semi permanent one and building a kitchen to use it for cooking and also a sleeping place for my children." (Country: Kenya)
Millicent's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Millicent received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to renovate my fishing boat and i buy fishing nets with my upcoming transfer" (Country: Kenya)
Mornica's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Mornica received a $99 initial payment.
"Am planning to spend my second transfer to build a bigger house and buy cattle " (Country: Kenya)
Peter's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Peter received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that i used to use open defacation but now my surrounding is open defecation free. As well i now have a bigger house. I am so happy." (Country: Kenya)
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