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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Agnes's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Agnes received a $494 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have good income from my business hence my children eat well."
Julie's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Julie received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lump sum payment on extending my house and building a separate hut for my sons who are now grown."
Newton's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Newton enrolled.
"I would say,my biggest hardship is that for the last three years,I have been using a hand hoe to cultivate my farm and this has been a bit difficult for me because my age cannot allow me to bend for long.I have also been surviving on loan to pay school fees."
Awino's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Awino enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is that my daily income is too little that it cannot support my children's education as well as their upkeep."
Ruth's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Ruth enrolled.
"Looking back,I would say that I am proudest that I managed to save some money and enrolled my younger brother in teachers collage."
Rose's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that God has given me the ability to take care of my children by providing them with the basic needs."
Rose's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is lack of sufficient resources to educate my children."
Eunice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Eunice enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that I dont have adequate income to pay school fees. We at times spend the day without having any meal."
Daniel's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Daniel enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income for myself, I am a casual worker and jobs are difficult to get, quite often I do not have enough money to take adequate care of my family's basic needs."
Rebecca's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rebecca enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to buy household items like furniture."