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.
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over 5 years ago
Mary
received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"In the next six months, l expect to have completed plastering my house and stay in a nice plastered house which will not require any further repair."
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over 5 years ago
Sopphy
received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"In the next six months, l expect to have completed building the kitchen and my children would have a very comfortable place to spend their night. My spouse too will have a nice neat kitchen to cook in."
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over 5 years ago
Alice
received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have started my business of second-hand clothes and getting enough money for my daily household expenditure."
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over 5 years ago
Sidi
received a $538 initial payment.
"It was my husband who broke the news to me early in the morning that my first transfer had finally been sent to my Mpesa account. I was overwhelmed with joy on reading the transfer notification from GiveDirectly. For sure I never imagined that I would receive such a fortune in my whole life."
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over 5 years ago
Caroline
enrolled.
"Due to the unpredictable weather condition we are experiencing in my region, my crops have not been doing well on a regular basis and more so there are periods I normally don't cultivate anything. This is due to inadequate/no rainfall and at these times, I normally fall short in catering for the needs of my family. This creates the biggest hardship of life."
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over 5 years ago
Julius
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that my family's uncertainity towards my ability to provide for their basic needs is solved. This is because GD has provided me with the means(cash) of starting a poultry farming business whereby I'll be able to sell the poultry products and as a result cater for their basic needs."
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over 5 years ago
Anthony
enrolled.
"For a long time I have depended on my friend's cows to sustain my family with milk as source of income. Livestock play a major role in children's education in my community. Now that I anticipate to get money from GiveDirectly, I am planning to buy four heifers which will provide me with milk to fend for my family in two year's time.
Moreover, decent housing contribute to the wellbeing of every child. This is why my ambition is to discard one of my old leaking houses so as to construct a better one for my children. "
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over 5 years ago
Gladys
enrolled.
"I am rearing about forty chicks at the moment. Imagine increasing the pack to a hundred and having them as fully grown chicken layers in about two months? This is exactly my ambition and what receiving this money means to me. Occupationally I am a primary school teacher, a job synonymous with frustrations of delayed payments so much so that I am contemplating to quit. This is why I am planning to fully venture into poultry farming business which I intend to make it a fulltime job in a few months time. All these would only be a dream if not for the impending GiveDirectly cash transfer."
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over 5 years ago
Sofia
received a $538 initial payment.
"I was asleep when I received the message. My phone was on. The first thing I did when I woke up was to check my phone. I saw tge message and I was so happy. I did not tell anyone even my sister in law whom I stay with. I broke the news to her after two days. "
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over 5 years ago
Anjeline
received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect my life to change in that, I will have established my own home with the upcoming transfers which I intend to use on purchasing building materials on a monthly basis. Currently, I stay in my in law's place but I feel that there is no freedom most especially to grow financial because of the restrictions that are in place like coming home late after work."
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