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.
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Eunice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Eunice received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend the upcoming lumpsum transfer payment to build a house."
Peres's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Peres received a $494 second payment.
"Am now having good clothes and eating well."
Mercy's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Mercy enrolled.
"The biggest hardship am facing is school fees. I have two sons in secondary school and I don't have a job it's so hard for me to pay school fees for them they are in and out of school because of fee balance. "
Rodgers's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rodgers enrolled.
"The biggest hardship am facing is am economically down and I don't have a house, I live in my neighbor's house. "
Millicent's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Millicent enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is I was able to pay school fees for my daughter until she finished form four despite the fact that I don't have a stable income. "
Value's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Value enrolled.
"The biggest hardship am facing is am a single mother and am jobless I need to go to college but I don't have the money to pay school fees since I depend on burning charcoal for sustainability. "
Dusila's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Dusila enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is I was able to farm and harvest 5 bags of maize contrary to initially where I used to harvest 2 bags. "
Eunice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Eunice enrolled.
"The biggest hardship am facing is, paying school fees for my son is very hard since I don't have a stable income I depend on casual work for sustainability and sometimes even providing for my family needs is hard. "
Rose's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is living in my community as a widow, which means I am so vulnerable because there is no one to protect me. "
Carren's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Carren enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is enrolling my son in secondary after his father died and left him young. "