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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Esther's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Esther received a $98 initial payment.
"I'm planning to pay school fees to my daughter in secondary school. I'm also planning to buy a cow with a portion of the remaining amount while the rest I'll invest in stone chipping business."
Theresa's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Theresa received a $98 initial payment.
"I'm planning to build a new iron roofed house because my current house is leaking. I'm also planning to build a pit latrine. This will free my family from rushing to nearby bushes to answer call of nature."
Lilian's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Lilian enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that our income is very low and this really affects us in terms of access to food as we at times go to bed without a meal."
Hosline's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Hosline enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is that I lack money to build my own house. I want to be able to adopt my siblings but my house that I have rented is too small to accommodate them."
Jane's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Jane enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that I don't have a stable source of income."
Christine's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Christine enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have been able to buy furniture. We managed to do this from the savings that we made in a local table banking group."
Lilian's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Lilian enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that one of my child is paralysed on one side of his body. I have struggled to get money for his medication but I can't afford being that am a widow and I don't have any other option."
Edward's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Edward enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is ill health, my legs hurt a lot, I cannot manage to stand for a long time and this means that I cannot perform on stage."
John's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
John enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to build a better house for my family, my current house is not structurally sound and it might collapse."
Juliana's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Juliana enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is the burden of school fees. Two of my children were chased home for school."