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.
Maurine's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Maurine received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months l expect to have bought enough building materials and build a spacious comfortable house."
George's family
access_time over 5 years ago
George received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months l expect to have completed building my iron roofed house."
David's family
access_time over 5 years ago
David received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months l expect to have completed building my house spacious comfortable house."
Benard's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Benard received a $23 eighth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have good harvest, get some money out of it and buy three exotic cows for dairy purpose. I have leased four acres of land and already it has been fully prepared, waiting for planting. I shall do inter cropping; maize and beans, then apply for tender for food supply to secondary schools after which money to buy cows shall be raised."
Margaret's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Margaret received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to enlarge my business. By doing so, I will be able of generating more income. I also plan to shall have completed my house by doing everything."
Sarah's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Sarah enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face currently is lack of money for buying land to farm."
Eunice's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Eunice received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will be supporting my sons family in footing some bills like buying food. I will also be strong despite my old age due to eating well."
Nicholas's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Nicholas received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have planted more tea seedlings. I will be able to achieve this through the use of my transfer. This will make me earn money on monthly basis which I will be able to use them to support my family."
Geoffrey's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Geoffrey received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have planted the two thousand tea seedlings in my farm. This will have given me hope that I will be able to educate my children well without much struggle. "
Elvis's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Elvis received a $531 second payment.
"I feel so happy and empowerd to approach life with much dignity and self-esteem. I bought a dairy cow that is soon calving and hopefully will provide me with milk and ghee. This will improve on my food security and nutrition. I intend to sell the surplus which will add on my cash flow. This will enable me pay timely school fees with ease. My children will no longer be sent home as before when they used to miss lessons and exams due to lack of school fees. I also bought a water tank that I would like to harvest and store rain water. I hope this will save me from the daily budget for water during dry season and instead divert the money to buy food for my family members. As a subsistence farmer, I managed to plough a piece of land that I have already planted maize and beans, this will improve on my food security and the money I initially used to buy food can be saved and channelled to future plan of constructing a better house. Thanks to GiveDirectly that has enabled me to meet the goals of my life which I really longed for but could not manage any due to lack of steady and reliable income."