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.
Rose's family
access_time 8 years ago
Rose received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to save the coming transfer and add to the last transfer to allow me buy an engine boat which I'll use in fishing activity and get enough fish for the market."
George's family
access_time 8 years ago
George enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of money to open up a business to avoid frequent rain in the lake while fishing."
Horace's family
access_time 8 years ago
Horace received a $99 initial payment.
"I hope to move to my own home, buy ironsheet and build an iron roofed house. I plan to buy a boat for fishing because am currently working for someone else using his boat. I wish to be self employed to increase my income."
David's family
access_time 8 years ago
David received a $99 initial payment.
"I used 3,500 KES to pay fee to my son in high school. Purchased grains for family consumption. I also bought fishing nets with the remaining amount."
Caroline's family
access_time 8 years ago
Caroline received a $99 initial payment.
"I used the entire transfer to buy new fishing nets because the Nets I had were less."
Aloice's family
access_time 8 years ago
Aloice received a $98 initial payment.
"I'm planning to invest the entire transfer in fishing business. This will enable me to earn daily income and feed my family with less ado."
Julia's family
access_time 8 years ago
Julia enrolled.
"I would like to expand my house then plaster the floor and the walls.I would also like to make a boat that my spouse will use while he is fishing so that we stop hiring people's boat."
Everline's family
access_time 8 years ago
Everline enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we purchased land with money that we earned from fishing and now that we are beneficiaries of Give Directly funds, we have it easy building our house ."
Lencer's family
access_time 8 years ago
Lencer received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 5,000KES on buying a fishing net for my husband's work, and spent 5,000KES on increasing capital for my business."
Brian's family
access_time 8 years ago
Brian enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income, my earnings from fishing are meagre and can hardly cater for all my family's needs, we therefore have to be very careful with what we buy."
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