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.
Janjay's family
access_time 2 years ago
Janjay enrolled.
""I am crushing rocks to sell now, but the work is very difficult. Since I know how to ride bike, when I receive my transfer from GiveDirectly, I will use it to buy a motorbike to run traffic so that it will serve as a source of income to cater to my needs"."
Uriah's family
access_time 2 years ago
Uriah enrolled.
""My household does not own a house which have caused us to scatter in a single room in my mother's house. When I receive my transfer from GiveDirectly I will use portion of it to build a house for my family and at the same time invest in a small business with the remaining one that could serve as a source of income to cater to my household needs "."
Eli's family
access_time 2 years ago
Eli enrolled.
""The challenge I am currently facing is lack of finance. I am a fisher man but the proceeds from the fishing is not enough to complete my house project, buy a new net and also cater to my needs "."
Alex's family
access_time 2 years ago
Alex received a $276 fourth payment.
"The new goal I have set before receiving this transfer is to finish the work on my house. I am planning to buy ceiling tiles and cements to plaster my house. I am currently building three bed rooms house with big living room inside. My first house is very old . Thanks to Givedirectly for empowering me financially. I believe that with my transfer from Givedirectly, my dreamed to build decent house will come to pass."
Mariam's family
access_time 2 years ago
Mariam received a $363 second payment.
"I bought food and improved my house"
Irene's family
access_time 2 years ago
Irene received a $465 second payment.
"I spent KES 20,000 to purchase materials and build five beehives. This is one of the businesses that I had always wanted to invest in. In the next few months, I will harvest some honey and sell it. There is high demand for natural honey in the market, which I will sell to earn some income. I am so excited because I am doing this for the first time. I will be able to get money from the sales of honey to meet my daily household needs and pay school fees for my daughter. I spent some amount in tilling my farm and planting Napier grass for my cow. I saved KES 20,000 for school fees for my daughter who is in secondary school. I will pay the school fees on time and she will be able to study well without being sent home like before. I am so grateful because GiveDirectly has changed our living standard to be much better than before."
Bendu's family
access_time 2 years ago
Bendu received a $276 fourth payment.
"In my opinion , Givedirectly is actually doing well for everyone in this Community . Givedirectly transferred freed cash to everyone and distributed phones to almost everyone in this village . Givedirectly approach of work is very fair and the staffs of Givedirectly do not accept Gifts from community members. Thanks to Givedirectly for helping to combat poverty in our county. There is no system in GiveDirectly style of work that never went well."
Lilian's family
access_time 2 years ago
Lilian received a $465 second payment.
"I had planned on building a better and more spacious house for my family. We lived in a small grass-thatched house that could not host all the family members comfortably. This was so demoralizing and stressful when there were some visitors. currently, we are so happy and we live comfortably."
Jumwa's family
access_time 2 years ago
Jumwa received a $27 fifth payment.
Kenga's family
access_time 2 years ago
Kenga received a $27 fifth payment.