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.
Michael's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Michael received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"My new goal for the next four months is to buy a dairy cow. My family will not only get milk for consumption but I will also be selling at our nearby shopping center and use the money I will be getting to cater for my family's needs. Since I do not have a stable source of income, I am planning to improve my poultry keeping project by buying more chicken as my future investment. This will help me to earn more income to use in supporting my family."
Emily's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Emily enrolled.
"When I receive this money,I want to buy one more cow to add to the one I have.Since I spend most of the time around my farm,I believe dairy farming is good for me.This is a good source of income that I can manage myself.I also have a plan of building a house since this one is too small.It has only one room and it is grass thatched. "
Benter's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Benter received a $522 second payment.
"I spent part of my transfer on building a house. I used to live in a tiny house which was old. This is the house which my late husband had built many years ago. Today I feel happy living in my dream spacious house. I also paid school fees for my two children in college and high school respectively. I had been thinking on how to pay their school fee and being that I was depending on my sugarcane produce to mature up, I was worried of the timing but I am glad that GiveDirectly money came in handy. Apart from that, I also bought a dairy cow for milk production. I am happy because the previous ones died and I had to buy milk from my neighbors which was expensive."
Emorut's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Emorut enrolled.
"When I receive this money, I will build an ironsheets house so that I can cut the expenditure on replacing grass almost quarterly. This house will be strong enough to even be occupied by my grandchildren in future. I will also buy some cows that I will use for both agriculture and diary. This will boost my income because I will be selling some of the milk produced and also hire out the bulls for ploughing fields."
Sarah's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Sarah enrolled.
"When I receive this money, I will complete the construction of our house. We built the house sometime back but we did not complete it because we ran short of finances. I will also buy cows that we shall raise for both agriculture and diary which will improve our household income as we shall sell the milk. I will also buy a few household items like electronics, furniture and utensils."
Nicholas's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Nicholas enrolled.
"I used to have a girlfriend with whom I concubined for sometime but later her parents took her away because I had not married her. When I get this money, I will buy cows that I will use as dowry to officially marry that girlfriend of mine and she moves in to settle at my home and we start planning together."
Mercy's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Mercy received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"My additional goal in the next four months is to buy a dairy cow for rearing. Currently, I buy milk for household use from a neighbor and its quite straining since I use lots of money on this and to make this worse, the milk I get is barely enough for us. Sometimes my children would demand milk but since I only buy a liter and it can't meet their demand."
Collins's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Collins received a $22 twelfth payment.
"My new goal is to start a goat rearing project, the reason being they multiply very fast and in future, I'm planning to sell them and buy a cow for milk."
Chelangat's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Chelangat received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have bought a piece of land and I will have more livestock feeds for my cows. I expect to be earning better income from this livestock keeping since will not be spending again on their feeds like now hence will be more financially stable meaning meeting both personal and household basic need will be easier and I will be more flexible to invest in other income-generating activities due to higher returns."
Agnes's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Agnes received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"Part of the transfer which I had been receiving from GD, I got to save some through a merry-go-round and in two months time I will be receiving the collection. At the moment, I have an additional goal for in life for the next four months. I would intend to buy a dairy cow and add to my herd of livestock. I believe that expanding my dairy farming project. For surplus milk, I will be selling to make an extra income at the end of every month. The money which I will get from this investment will help me pay school fees for my children."
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