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.
Sharon's family
access_time 6 years ago
Sharon received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to have changed in the next six months. I will be having a dairy cow. This will help me feed my family and provide food as I sell milk to get money."
Emily's family
access_time 6 years ago
Emily received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I will have to build a new house for my family to live in. This home improvement will make my children comfortable all the time."
Nancy's family
access_time 6 years ago
Nancy received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I will have completed building my new house. As a result, I will gain significant self-esteem and respect from my family and the immediate community. I will be happy and more confident to welcome visitors to my home following the decency of the new house."
Elijah's family
access_time 6 years ago
Elijah received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I will be saving another round and then use it o buy another cow. This will culminate into buying a parcel of land. The land we live on is too small. when I grow maize, I consume it within a very short time. I desire to have more land so that farming can sufficiently feed my family. I am a passionate farmer and so I want my farming to pay off and feed me"
Mary's family
access_time 6 years ago
Mary received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I will be having a cow. I will buy one from saving part of the transfers. My family will enjoy getting milk like other families. It will reduce my expenditure for daily need since I will have stopped buying milk."
Alfred's family
access_time 6 years ago
Alfred received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I will have increased the size of my tomato farm and increased my profits."
Dama's family
access_time 6 years ago
Dama received a $550 initial payment.
"The biggest difference that the money has brought into my daily life is previously I could not buy any cow at my own cost. It was only through the GiveDirectly money that I was able to obtain them and keep them in my compound."
Salama's family
access_time 6 years ago
Salama received a $550 initial payment.
"I never thought of receiving such an amount in my life. However, the coming of GiveDirectly has opened my eyes to see beyond how I will improve my livelihood. The money has enabled to me acquire things that I was incapable of getting. I was thankful and happy upon getting the financial support."
Ngumbao's family
access_time 6 years ago
Ngumbao received a $550 initial payment.
"I was very happy and thankful to GiveDirectly for the large sum of money that they sent to me for to buy another I would be able to accomplish my own plans that I had and they had failed due to financial constraints."
Mercy's family
access_time 6 years ago
Mercy received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I am planning to buy a dairy cow. I joined a table banking group where we all contribute about KES 40,000 monthly. In the next six months, my saving s will have matured and I will l use them to buy a dairy cow. I will then sell the milk and from the earnings, I get I will direct them towards meeting my family's daily needs. My family will be quite okay as far as milk consumption and basic needs is concerned."