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.
Ronoh's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Ronoh enrolled.
"I graduated in the year 2015, and I have never been in any gainful employment since then. This has prevented me from initiating projects that I have aspired to venture into. After making several job applications that have yielded zero success, I thought of venturing into dairy and poultry farming but lack of finances has made this impossible. Milk and eggs are in in high demand and venturing into the two projects will be an excellent investment for me. I am currently a stay-at-home parent depending fully on my husband, a local area Member of County Assembly, for all financial needs.This has not given me the financial freedom to venture into the projects that I have aspired to engage in which I hope will mark the end of my job search that has lasted for over 5 years."
Ruth's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Ruth received a $297 second payment.
"I do not have any new goals since I started receiving transfer from GiveDirectly. I have not been working or making any business. I've always been a housewife. Our family burdens has been on my husband only. So, before receiving this second transfer my primary goal was to start a new business. I feel privileged to be enrolled into the GiveDirectly Cash program. I am so happy that I can now support my husband with the business I'm going to start."
Benjamin's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Benjamin received a $282 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving the transfer are, my wife and I can now sleep sound in the morning without getting up from bed earlier, to go on the farm and get involve into hard labor to sustain the family. My wife is now preparing rich food for us to eat without any worry. Being successfully enrolled on Givedirectly program, I am now having hope of getting money to sustain my family. I really appreciate GiveDirectly for the support and I will used the transfer to build my dream house in this village."
Levi's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Levi received a $297 second payment.
"In my opinion, Givedirectly Staffs are not corrupt. They are trust worthy and fair in dealing with recipients. I also admired the decisions of sending recipients money directly through mobile money .With this process, many young people in our community have had the opportunity to achieved their various goals without any one interference or corrupting the process. Having said this, Givedirectly needs to change the style of allowing recipients traveling distances just to collect their transfers. This method is stressful and can even contribute to some illiterate recipients been cheated in the process of cashing out their transfers by mobile money agents. I therefore recommend that for future programming, Givedirectly build rapport with Lonestar cell MTM so that they can send trusted mobile money field agents in the respectives Givedirectly selected districts and villages to help cashout recipients transfers."
Hannah's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Hannah received a $282 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my life since I started receiving this transfer is that, I am not working hard on my farm doing hard labor Jobs to raise money again. I used to sell fufu from door to door just to get money to kickoff my plan but now I am relaxed from stress. I feel so happy about this assistance from GiveDirectly. I am no more worrying again about where to get money from to achieve my dream. I believe that with my transfer, my worries are all over."
Jenneh's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Jenneh received a $282 initial payment.
"The money will be used to pay my children school fees and use the balance money for our upkeep"
Hawa's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Hawa received a $297 second payment.
"For me,as far as I am concerned, Givedirect is doing well since they entered our community"
Nancy's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Nancy received a $491 initial payment.
"I spent most of the money that I got on settling the payment for a piece of land that I had bought before. I had bought half an acre and I had struggled to pay most of the money. I was however not able to manage to complete the payment due to lack of funds. The owner had kept on asking me to complete paying him but I was not in a position to because I was struggling to find the money for paying my son's school fees who was in secondary school. I bought the piece of land because I wanted to move out from home with my children and settle somewhere else. I also wanted land of my own which I could till and make some money by selling some of the produce. I used to rent other people's lands to till and grow maize. I could harvest about eight bags which I used to supply to my son's school. The school used to pay me KES 5000 per bag but instead of them paying me, I used to ask them to use the money in settling his school fees. It however reached a point where I could not continue with the farming of maize because it started getting affected by some disease and hence it was no longer doing well. I am therefore so much grateful to GiveDirectly for enabling me to achieve my dream."
Patrick's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Patrick received a $491 initial payment.
"The transfer has brought a very big difference in my life. I was able to clear paying for my first-year college tuition fees. I am hence no longer being sent home for failure to pay the fee. I was also able to buy a calf that I plan to sell soon when it grows up and use the money on paying for my tuition fee for my second year. All this has only been possible because of GiveDirectly. Thank you so much."
Princess's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Princess received a $282 initial payment.
""I was firstly sad when everyone's money came and couldn't get mine but after few hours, I saw my money and I became very happy dancing with praises to God Almighty. Before getting on Give Directly's program, I was not doing anything; as the result, I was always been over looked by my love one and community dwellers. Some called me good for nothing. While others called house girl. But as I have received my first payment form Give Directly, I have established my personal business where the same people who called me all kinds of names are my customers and they even ask me for credits. By the grace of God, I'm hoping to establish the biggest shop in the town and to also build the finest house in the town because I want to make the difference among the town citizens. ""