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.
Elina's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Elina enrolled.
"I am consists being hit by constant hunger due to lack of money for fertilizer for my maize garden which affects my yields resulting in constant hunger on my household"
Mdala's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Mdala enrolled.
"I would like to express my gratitude for being considered in this program. The money will be of great help to me. I will be able to buy iron sheets, timber. I will also use the money to buy matresses and beddings."
Zainabu's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Zainabu enrolled.
"I am more than happy to receive this money as I believe it will help me buy some fertilizers for the next growing season and again I intended to build a more good looking house as the one I currently live in is small and grass thatched and it badly leaks during heavy rain making it very uncomfortable to stay in it"
Vincent's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Vincent received a $485 second payment.
"Five goats -33400 Food and clothes Furniture, tables and sofa set seats"
Fancy's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Fancy received a $485 second payment.
"In my opinion GiveDirectly does well by giving money to the poor in the community to build better and to buy dairy cows. I do not find anything that GiveDirectly did not do well."
Yeme's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Yeme enrolled.
"Receiving this money is a great opportunity for me to finally have a better house. My house is grass thatched and it leaks during rainy season. I want to use the money to buy iron sheets so that i should get done with leaking house and also my house to have a better look."
Rehema's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Rehema received a $502 initial payment.
"I was alone in the house doing some cleaning when I received an incoming message. I decided to read it as was curious to know who had remembered me so early in the morning and my heart was filled with joy upon realizing that it was the promised money from GiveDirectly. I immediately shared the good news with my siblings and they were equally happy. This money gave us hope that we would finally stop living in the small house as we would be able to build a more spacious one."
Joseph's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Joseph received a $502 initial payment.
"We used to live in a single room that we were also using as our kitchen. Whenever we had visitors, they would see all our beddings piled in one corner of the house. This always depicted the level of poverty we were in. Mingling with my peers had been a problem as I was always out looking after people's livestock till late in the evening. My salary was KES 100 a day and this was not even enough for a days food let alone to save some with an aim of building a house. When I received my transfer, I spent KES 33000 to build a more spacious iron-roofed house. Also, I spent KES 12000 to purchase three and half sacks of maize, 20 kg of beans and other household necessities. I still have KES 7000 that I am planning to use in buying a goat."
Alice's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Alice received a $502 initial payment.
"Before receiving the transfers, my customers would at times go and purchase some items in other shops since I did not have most of the household items. This always made me feel bad due to high demand that I would not meet. It had always been my wish to expand this business but I had not been able to since the little profits I get was not enough as I would at times make KES 200 a day. I am glad since this is no longer the case as I was able to restock it using my transfers. Due to this, my work is to now serve my customers diligently as I also buy more goods using the profits I make."
Constance's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Constance received a $502 initial payment.
"It was around 10 o'clock when I received a message notification on my phone. I was at the hospital waiting for my turn at the que as my daughter was ill. I became so happy upon realizing that GiveDirectly had sent me the promised money and I was eager to leave the hospital so that I would finally go and pay school fees for my son who was at home as he had been sent back home to collect fee arrears."