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.
Winny's family
access_time 6 years ago
Winny received a $27 initial payment.
"My life has really changed and I am feeling the great difference in that I have great expectations for each month due to the assurance given by Give Directly." (Campaign: UBI)
Joan's family
access_time 6 years ago
Joan enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life was being admitted for a long time after giving birth to my first born in 2012 due to birth complications.The hospital bill amounted to 50,000 by the time I was discharged from the hospital.I had no money at that point in time I have however not been able to raise that amount to date my national Identity card being retained there since then." (Campaign: UBI)
Lily's family
access_time 6 years ago
Lily enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is being able to raise my children well despite being a single mother.My three children have never lacked food or clothes." (Campaign: UBI)
Francis's family
access_time 6 years ago
Francis enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is being a farmer.I remember at one time when I was a pyrethrum farmer and used to get a lot of income from it.I bought cattle from the pyrethrum sales which later helped me take my four sons to technical colleges to add to the primary education they had." (Campaign: UBI)
Paskaline's family
access_time 6 years ago
Paskaline enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is lack of school fees.I struggled during my secondary school education since I was often sent home due to fees arrears.I remember staying at home for one term without attending school.During this time I had lost hope and even decided to started selling food stuffs along the road and during market days.I later resorted to go back to school using the little income I had saved from the business.This really affected my studies.Currently I still have fee balance that I have not cleared." (Campaign: UBI)
Gladys's family
access_time 6 years ago
Gladys enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is when I had just got married.Life was so difficult because we had nothing.We lived in a grass thatched house which we did not own.Life was hard to an extent that I contemplated to go back to home to my parents.After sometime a good samaritan bought us building materials which helped us build a small house.We still struggled to put food on the table but we continued persevering." (Campaign: UBI)
Samwel's family
access_time 6 years ago
Samwel enrolled.
"I was a casual labourer in a wheat plantation situated in Narok some years back and I worked tirelessly for one year. Later I came back home and used the cash I had accumulated in buying a cattle. Now from that one cattle I bought then, I now posses a herd of them. This for me is the greatest achievement I am proudest of. " (Campaign: UBI)
Joseph's family
access_time 6 years ago
Joseph enrolled.
"The achievement that Iam proudest of is being able to plant tea leaves. I had to pull all my savings inorder to finance tea planting.It was a great Idea since it is from the proceeds from tea farming that my family needs are met." (Campaign: UBI)
Joseph's family
access_time 6 years ago
Joseph enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is being a born again Christian.This has made view life differently from my peers who have succumbed to drugs,immorality and other vices." (Campaign: UBI)
Kennedy's family
access_time 6 years ago
Kennedy enrolled.
"The achievement that am most proud of is having my own family.Having grown up as an orphan away from home, people though that I would not come back and settle at home but now I have my own family and am so proud." (Campaign: UBI)
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