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.
Anna's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Anna received a $467 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on buying building materials that I used to construct a more spacious house. My previous house was only two roomed and could not accommodate my family. The remaining I spent on food for my family consumes."
Mourine's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Mourine received a $484 third payment.
"My spouse passed on before buying us a place to build on so I have been staying in rental house. When I received the second transfer I paid a deposit for a land I wanted to purchase so I used the whole of the third transfer to complete paying for the piece of land and I now have my title deed. I'm now happy I now own a piece of land where I can build a home."
Sila's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Sila received a $484 third payment.
"Having constructed a new house using my previous transfers, I decided to use a portion of the third transfer to purchase a sofa set. During enrollment I was found seeking hostage in a cousin's house with the whole of my family because I had no means of constructing my own house. That therefore meant that I had not even a single household item of my own because all that we used belonged to the cousin who in Nairobi by then. Other than the sofa set, I plastered the whole of the house that I had constructed to make it more permanent. I lack a better word to describe my happiness for the organisation looking at how far it has brought me."
Caroline's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Caroline received a $484 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on plastering my house, and also building a hut for my young son who needs his own space."
Doreen's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Doreen received a $467 third payment.
"I spent most of my third transfer on constructing a new iron roofed house to replace the grass thatched one that I had before. I am happy that with the new house I am no longer rained on. Besides the house, I opened some fish business that I am currently operating. This was a business that I saw most business women prosper in but I had no means of starting my own, I was left admiring from a distance. I was therefore so privileged with the transfer which enabled me open my own business. I greatly thank Give Directly."
Judith's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Judith received a $467 third payment.
"I spent a portion of my third transfer on additional building materials which I used to construct a very spacious house to replace the tiny and temporary house that I had before. I count myself very lucky for having received the transfers because I currently own the one of the best houses in the entire village. I no longer feel ashamed with visitors who could previously complain of the small size of my house which gave no room for even a turn around. I am more happier today that the same visitors call me severally for a visit at my place which has turned out to be very comfortable."
Tabitha's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Tabitha received a $484 third payment.
"I spent most of my third transfer on plastering the house that I had constructed using my previous transfers. I am so glad that at the moment I stay in a very beautiful house that everyone admire in the entire village. I no longer squeeze myself in the house as was the case before. Secondly, I cleared school fee arrears for my son in secondary school. He had accumulated a lot which could not allow him stay fully in school."
Pamela's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Pamela received a $467 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on buying steel doors and glass windows and doors that I have since fitted in my house. My old house used to have wooden doors and windows. The remaining I spent on buying food for my family consumes. I am grateful for the money."
Joyce's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Joyce received a $474 initial payment.
"Our daily life is much better than it was before, we now eat good meals and we sleep comfortably. Our children can now go to school because we are able to pay for their school fees."
John's family
access_time over 7 years ago
John received a $467 third payment.
"I used my last transfer to install electricity in my house to help me with lighting and charging my phone, I also fitted windows and doors after building my house with the second transfer I built a house because I used to live in my brothers house but now I have my own home I also bought sand a lorry to plaster the floor"