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.
Mikitaberi's family
access_time 5 years ago
Mikitaberi enrolled.
"My biggest challenge is lack of money for treatment. I have been forced to bear all that pain for avery long period of time, no proper walking. This has physcological tortured me and I feel abandoned."
Margret's family
access_time 5 years ago
Margret enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is sickness. My hand and legs are to weak and pain full, so this has unable me carry out farming thus Iam facing some poverty in the family. "
Jackline's family
access_time 5 years ago
Jackline received a $533 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money I felt so happy. I remember It was very early in the morning when my daughter told me that there was a message on my phone and immediately when she read the message it was money from GiveDirectly. We were so happy because we knew that all our plans were to be accomplished."
Mary's family
access_time 5 years ago
Mary received a $533 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have fenced my compound. Before it was not easy for our family because my neighbor could complain so much of cows destroying their crops and this was making us not top relate well with them. Nowadays My compound is well fenced I no longer get complains and we are living happily with our neighbors. I'm so happy because of the money that I received it has brought peace with my neighbors we now work together as friends."
Humphrey's family
access_time 5 years ago
Humphrey received a $22 eighteenth payment.
"I have a goal of saving some of the coming transfers and use it to start up a retail shop in the next four months. Thereafter I'll be using the coming transfers to boost it so that I can earn more income from it."
Hellen's family
access_time 5 years ago
Hellen enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to build permanent iron-roofed house for my family. This will help me solve the issue of costs incured in maintaining a grass thatched house. Therefore I will be saving such money for sorting out some family issues like providing food, buying clothes."
Yakobo's family
access_time 5 years ago
Yakobo enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be in position to build better iron-roofed house. I have suffered a lot falling sick of pneumonia because the current house I sleep is leaking and becomes cold whenver it rains. Therefore this transfers will enable me realise comfort by building a better house of resident. Iam sure there will be no more pnenonia attacking me."
Esau's family
access_time 5 years ago
Esau received a $468 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life, is having bought the two cows. These will reproduce and later serve as income generating when they give milk that will be sold off and some used by my family. Hence improving their health when they drink it. The mere thought of this makes me happy and my life complete."
Moses's family
access_time 5 years ago
Moses received a $468 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I felt so happy knowing that my dream of owing a milling machine had come to pass."
Esther's family
access_time 5 years ago
Esther received a $468 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I felt happy. This money will now help me in most of my pressing financial needs."