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.
Elijah's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Elijah received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"I expect your life to change in the next six months in that I shall have bought a heifer with the saving which will be handed to me from my merry go round. Meaning buying milk which is so costly at the moment and strenuous won't be the next of my worries."
Consolata's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Consolata received a $23 fifteenth payment.
"At the moment I have a goal of saving some money so that I can use them to expand my house in the future. So in the next six months, I expect to have expanded the current house."
Leonard's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Leonard received a $23 eleventh payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have cleared the final college examinations. After that, I'll look for employment so that I can be independent and help my mum meet some of the responsibilities."
John's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
John received a $23 fifteenth payment.
"I will have to build a house. In the next six months, I expect to be living a better life than my current life in that I will have built a house. I currently live in one house hence forcing to always sent my daughters to my mother's house to spend their nights there. This a habit that has made me look down upon myself in that I see to be failing as a parent by not giving my children shelter and also endangering them during the night as they move to my parents home. I expect to see my family around full time in the next six months and also give my children humble time and place to read and live in and this will always be my happiness."
Priscillah's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Priscillah received a $23 fifteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in that I shall have improved my poultry keeping project. I currently have 15 egg laying chicken and I intend to reach 50 chicken over the next six months. I will use the proceeds from my farming and the monthly GiveDirectly transfers to be able to actualize this. I also intend to build a bigger poultry unit that is going to accommodate the rising number of chicken."
Vincent's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Vincent received a $45 third payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I shall have started a small business like a general shop. My dream has always been to run a business and with GiveDirectly transfers, I know I will achieve this.This, I plan to do by saving up on my transfers through merry go round contributions and saving the proceeds from my farm as well. I am looking forward to running a successful business and even expanding it in future."
Judith's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Judith received a $45 seventh payment.
"In the next six months of my life, I expect to have constructed my own compound. I find it so challenging to stay in my parents-in-law's house and I believe once I move to my home I'll have the freedom to achieve a lot of things that I can't achieve currently."
Edwin's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Edwin received a $23 fifteenth payment.
"I expect to have completely settled in my compound and have a few livestock of my own in my compound. That will make my home feel somehow complete."
Mercy's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Mercy received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"The next six months shall be a milestone in my life. I expect that by this time I shall have bought the piece of land from the merry go round contributions and even practice advanced farming methods. I want to move away from the long term crops and practice horticultural farming. This shall definitely bring a difference in my life and I am looking forward to it."
Mary's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"Receiving this money means I will be able to build an iron roofed house. As I speak, life is not easy for me. I can't sleep peacefully at night especially when it rains because my house leaks. I believe I will be better if I build a good house."