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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Anjeline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Anjeline received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to buy cement and finish a pit latrine and bathroom that i had started constructing. I also plan to pay somone to continue sinking a borehole that i had started. I also plan to buy cement and sand and cement the walls and floor of my house to finish my house."
Rebecca's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rebecca received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to pay school fees for my children, buy dry maize for food, and buy cement and cement the walls of my house. I also hope to buy cattle and chicken for keeping."
Emilly's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Emilly received a $99 initial payment.
"cement and sand and cement the floor and walls of my house."
Maurine's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Maurine received a $99 initial payment.
"We plan to buy a motorcycle for my husband for transport business so that we may have a source of income."
Charles's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Charles received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to finish my iron roofed house, and also clear school fees arrears."
Rose's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rose received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to buy 4 oxen for ploughing my pieces of land, and start a fish or cereal selling business."
Alpheaus's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Alpheaus received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to buy cement and cement the floor and walls of my house. I also hope to buy and fix windows in my house. I still have school fees arrears, therefore I plan to pay."
Lazarus's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Lazarus enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of was being able to switch from a leaky grass thatched house to a better iron roofed house that is leak proof."
Phillia's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Phillia enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I am a committed paultry farmer and it is through this project that I have managed to educate my kids beyond primary level."
Richard's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Richard enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I am a very hardworking farmer who grows crops for my own consumption and at the same time I practice bee keeping that generates a lot of income for my family."