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.
Jenipher's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Jenipher received a $49 seventh payment.
"I completed high school nine years ago but was unable to go to college due to lack of funds and never thought that it would ever be a reality. With these transfers from GD, I can finally join a Medical College and pursue my long term dream of becoming a nurse. I have been saving most of the monthly transfers I have received so far because I plan to use them later to pay my college fees. I have already sent my application to a nearby college and I hope that I will soon get positive feedback."
Joshua's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Joshua received a $23 fifteenth payment.
"I hope that in the next six months, I will have constructed a new house in my own home so that I can then give room for my younger brothers to do so as tradition demands. This project has been stressful for me for quite sometime now and completing it will come with a very huge relief and an opportunity for my family to enjoy better things because we will no longer have to squeeze on our daily budget like we currently are."
Edna's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Edna received a $23 fifteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months because, by that time, I will have harvested most of my farm produce and I am expecting to have a surplus with which, I will sell for an additional income"
Jackson's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Jackson received a $23 fifteenth payment.
"As my child is headed to sit for an examination which is scheduled to take place in November, we are also looking for ways to raise the school fees since she will be joining secondary school. Among the plans that we have and hoping that they will have materialized before December is to establish a zero-grazing unit. We have a plan to sell the bull that we have in four months time and purchase an Artificially inseminated breed of a cow that will be productive in terms of milk. We are glad that we now have the means to ensure that our plan comes to pass. We have been saving from the two milk-producing cows that we have and we are hopeful that by then we will be having enough money to add up to the accrued amount and purchase a good breed."
Leonida's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Leonida received a $23 fifteenth payment.
"I expect that in the next six months, my life will have changed in that, I will have bought a dairy cow which I have always longed for through the saving from the merry go round. I believe having this dairy cow, I will earn an extra income through the sale of the surplus milk to cater to my family needs. My family will also be having enough milk for their consumption."
Kasiwa's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Kasiwa enrolled.
"I have always had this great desire of starting up my own income generating activity. Ever since I had an accident and subsequently losing my job, I have understood what it means to have and to lack. And having struggled a lot trying to stabilize the situation with little success, this money comes in handy. Therefore, I will engage more in livestock trading, a business am so passionate about. Now that I have made some few strides in it, I will be able to put more focus now that capital won't be an issue anymore. Again I have a plot at the nearby shopping center which I want to develop using part of the transfers. This will help me to educate my children in the near future once it is operational. And that is what receiving this money means to me."
Janeth's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Janeth enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i am currently facing is struggling to pay schoolfees for my three children in high school. My husband is teacher in the nearby primary school and the salary he earns is barely enough to provide basic needs for the children as well as pay their school fees. I therefore plan to start poultry keeping in order to support him."
Richard's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Richard received a $23 eleventh payment.
"In the next six months, I expect my life to change in that, I will have started operating my business hence getting income. I have already started strategizing on how I will go about the business as I keep my monthly income so as to meet this goal. I am also optimistic that my business will do well because of the demand for household items in our area. If all goes well, I will have enough money to also repair my house by cementing it and fixing new windows and doors."
Hillary's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Hillary received a $23 fifteenth payment.
"My expectation in the near future is to buy a piece of land. The one I am in now is not enough to run all the agricultural activities that am planning to do. Once I plant the tea seedlings, I will start working towards this goal. I know the tea leaves will generate enough profits that will help me buy a piece of land within a short period of time. I believe all these are happening because Give Directly gave me a foundation to start from. I am grateful that I got a helping hand at the right time and I am very hopeful for better future."
Geofrey's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Geofrey received a $23 fifteenth payment.
"I want to believe that my life will have changed within a period of six months from now because I shall have purchased a piece of land where I want to build a house for my family so that we can move away from the rental houses where we currently live."