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.
Joyce's family
access_time 5 years ago
Joyce enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face currently is lack of money for starting up income generating activity."
Harriet's family
access_time 5 years ago
Harriet enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is lack of money for building ironroofed house and providing basic needs to my children studying. "
Puumera's family
access_time 5 years ago
Puumera enrolled.
"I shall use this money for building ironroofed house. This will reduce on costs always involved in routine maintance of grassthatched roof."
Ebilut's family
access_time 5 years ago
Ebilut enrolled.
"Receiving this money means, I shall be able to use it for purchasing a piece of land that i will cultivate crops."
Jenet's family
access_time 5 years ago
Jenet received a $533 second payment.
"My life is different in that I now have enough water for my family. In the past I used to walk for long distance to fetch water and this used to take most of my time. I am now happy since I no longer take most of my time fetching water and I can now have enough time to work in my farm. I also used part of transfer to start a poultry farming which is a constant source of income to meet my basic needs and I no longer depend on my husband to cater for the basic needs of my family."
Peris's family
access_time 5 years ago
Peris received a $533 second payment.
"My life is now different in that I now have a better and spacious new house and I am now able to keep my children in school."
Salim's family
access_time 5 years ago
Salim received a $552 second payment.
"My life is now different in that I now own my own motorbike for my own transportation business. I am now self employed. I was employed before as a motorbike rider whereby I offered transportation services for my employer who would receive a certain commission from me everyday. I now own my own motorbike and all the money that I make is my own."
James's family
access_time 5 years ago
James received a $533 second payment.
"My life is better than how it was, before I used to live in a semi-permanent house with mad walls though cemented floor. I was not contented with that house so upon receiving my transfers I bought building materials to help in the construction of a permanent house. Currently, I live in a permanent iron roofed house. This makes me feel good."
Millicent's family
access_time 5 years ago
Millicent received a $533 second payment.
"My life is currently very different from how it was, I live in a permanent house which was not the case before. I used to lived in grass-thatched house which was also leaking. This was very uncomfortable especially when visitors were at home and it started raining. I also managed to purchase a parcel of land where I am planning to move to in the near future and establish my home. This would have taken me ages to achieve but with GD I was able to do it within a period of three moths. What else can I ask for but be grateful for the transformation journey of three months."
Amos's family
access_time 5 years ago
Amos received a $23 eighth payment.
"In the next six months, I shall have joined college and this will be a great step towards changing my life. Completing the course that I have always desired to, shall bring me a great sense of satisfaction. Getting the skills shall have equally empowered me to be competitive in the employment industry. I am also optimistic that I will get a job after completing the plant operator course and by so doing I shall have been empowered to get my own money and have a descent life. My success shall be attributed by a great extent to the transfers that I received from GiveDirecctly."