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.
Nickson's family
access_time 6 years ago
Nickson enrolled.
"In the year 2015, I planted onions and the production was so high that led to greater returns. This enabled me increase my acreage under onions cultivation the following year. For me this is the greatest achievement I am proudest of. " (Campaign: UBI)
Linner's family
access_time 6 years ago
Linner received a $22 initial payment.
"In the next six months,i am planning to built another house that is more smart and modern than the one i have made of mud.It is very uncomfortable to leave in it since it is very dusty." (Campaign: UBI)
Joan's family
access_time 6 years ago
Joan received a $22 initial payment.
"Yes,I have a new goal. I know I will be able to pay school fees for my children in high school. We will not have to call for fundraising to keep them in school like we have been doing." (Campaign: UBI)
Dickson's family
access_time 6 years ago
Dickson enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is recovery from a road accident injuries. I was hit by a vehicle while riding a motorcycle and incurred a lot of injuries. I stayed in a comma for two days. It took five months for me to heal fully. I was in a great pain." (Campaign: UBI)
George's family
access_time 6 years ago
George enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is sickness. Last year, 2017 I was severely sick that I almost loss my life. I was bed ridden for four months and in severe pain. I was tortured and stressed up because I couldn't take care of my family. It was so hard indeed." (Campaign: UBI)
Eunice's family
access_time 6 years ago
Eunice enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is sickness. I was sick for a month and could not take care of my family, grinning in pain and used most of our resources in seeking treatment. Till now, I have not fully recovered and not able to do my daily activities effectively." (Campaign: UBI)
Rose's family
access_time 6 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is buying a sofa set seat. I grew potatoes on half an acre piece of land where I earned a reward of twenty five thousand Kenya Shillings. From this earning, I bought the seat. I am very proud of this achievement because I had not even a single chair in my household then." (Campaign: UBI)
John's family
access_time 6 years ago
John received a $22 initial payment.
"My current life is different in from how it would never been were it not for the transfer is that my family at least now have enough to feed on after I spent some on food for them." (Campaign: UBI)
Mercy's family
access_time 6 years ago
Mercy received a $4 initial payment.
"My life is now different from before because i no longer allow my child who studies in a boarding school to be sent home for school fees. The transfers from Givedirectly has really assisted me." (Campaign: UBI)
Mildred's family
access_time 6 years ago
Mildred enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I that I have is lack of adequate income to enable me buy food for my children who at times go to school without taking food. " (Campaign: UBI)
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