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.
Jane's family
access_time 6 years ago
Jane received a $494 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on buying land (0.5acres) to help me put up my home since our ancestral land is too small and my husband and I have no share."
Eunice's family
access_time 6 years ago
Eunice received a $494 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on building a kitchen since we had no kitchen and I used to cook from the outside with all the changing and inconveniencing weather conditions. I spent the balance on plastering our existing main house."
Janet's family
access_time 6 years ago
Janet received a $23 initial payment.
"My new goal is to stock my tailoring shop well so as to get more income from sewing clothes for people. I have good tailoring skills, all I needed is input to enable me to translate the skill to revenue and I believe that I will be able to do so with time."
Janeth's family
access_time 6 years ago
Janeth received a $23 initial payment.
"In the six months ,i expect my life to have changed as i will have saved money and have assets that will grow my fortunes."
Jackton's family
access_time 6 years ago
Jackton received a $23 initial payment.
"My new goal that I did not have before receiving the transfer is to purchasing a ploughing machine which will make work easier in the farm."
Mercy's family
access_time 6 years ago
Mercy received a $23 initial payment.
"I expect to be living a better life in the next six months since with the merry go round that am participating in and give directly transfers I will be in a position to buy a cow and build anew house for my family."
Selphar's family
access_time 6 years ago
Selphar received a $494 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on materials for plastering our house, though the work is did get completed since as a couple we experienced other emergencies that interfered with our plans."
Dorothy's family
access_time 6 years ago
Dorothy received a $472 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on building a three room house for 47,000 KES since our previous house was a one room grass-thatched structure which leaked during rainy seasons."
Jemimah's family
access_time 6 years ago
Jemimah received a $23 initial payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I would have bought goats and sheep that I can sell later on incase of any emergency because they grow very fast hence I will have more of them."
Chelangat's family
access_time 6 years ago
Chelangat received a $23 initial payment.
"Current I'm planning to borrow a loan from Equity bank to develop a plot I bought earlier and to use the money I'm receiving from Give directly to repay back this loan, I didn't have this idea before because it was not easy to get the money for repaying the loan on time.Thanks to Give directly for the great support."