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.
Raphael's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Raphael enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is the burden of school fees. My eldest is to join college, I have several in high school and the younger ones go to private schools."
John's family
access_time over 8 years ago
John received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to hold a dowry payment ceremony for my wife and spend the other part on maize and green gram farming."
Sarah's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Sarah received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to cement my house."
Kennedy's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Kennedy received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to buy two oxen and a plough so that i do not hire people to prepare my piece of land during planting season."
Nancy's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Nancy received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to pay my daughter's school fees. I also want to cement my floor, buy a cow and start a fishmongering business."
Dolphine's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Dolphine enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having started a small business selling fast moving consumer goods, this business has enabled me to educate my children and feed my family."
Hellen's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Hellen enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to pay school fees for my son who is in secondary school, if I am unable to raise the required fees he may have to defer his studies."
Joseph's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Joseph enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked as a casual worker for quite a while and eventually I managed to establish my own homestead and pay dowry."
Naomi's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Naomi received a $99 initial payment.
"i hope to pay school fees, buy seats to furnish my house, and buy beddings for the children. I also plan to construct a toilet because my toilet is in poor condition, and also construct a kitchen."
Flores's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Flores received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to build an iron roofed house and start a shop business."