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.
Zoe's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Zoe enrolled.
"When I received this money, I will be so happy to send my children to school and do business in order to improve our life."
Matenneh's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Matenneh enrolled.
"Living conditions are just not fine with us. Our only sole of survival is the catch made by the animal traps set by my husband and the little subsistence farming we do for living. Apart from from food, me and my family are face with a serious challenge with good sleeping place. We sleeping on a mat."
Musa's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Musa enrolled.
""I am the Town Chief of this town. If you take a keen look at my house, you will deny that I am the Town Chief. The house of a man speaks for the man, even in his absence. I am now having children and it is so shameful that we sleep in just one room. I have the intention to just change the zinc of my house but the work (burning coal) that I do is not giving me more money to safe and buy the zinc for the house." "So, if I receive this cash transfer, the main thing that I will do is to build a new house. I will break down this house and build a four room house for me and my children to sleep in. The house that I intend to build will make people to believe that I am really the Town Chief.""
Bestman's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Bestman enrolled.
""I will like to make business to help support my family. The charcoal business is not helping I'm making isn't helping, it's hand to mouth that can't help me take care of the family. With this money I will be to improve the business."
Jackson's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Jackson received a $502 initial payment.
"I spent part of my first transfer on boosting my business (selling cashew nuts) which I have been running for the last 10yeaqrs. Since it's a seasonal one with so many challenges, i am glad the money came in good time becasue I was even about to close it. Therefore I used KES 25000 of the transfer on boosting and it's currently doing perfectly well. I later paid school fees of KES 15000for my son who is in his final year in college, and KES 10000 for the other one in secondary school. They are now peacefully studying without being distracted like they used to. With the remaining KES 5000, I had to buy enough food stuffs for the family that will at least take us to the next three weeks."
Bendu's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Bendu enrolled.
"If I am qualify to get this cash transfer, i will star a business of my own so as to support my family."
Massa's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Massa enrolled.
"Waking up every day with out food for my children has made live difficult for me. I sometimes make decisions that put my family at risk. My children and I travel in the forest to cut down trees to produce char coal to sell in the market."
Bendu's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Bendu enrolled.
"" I will like to do business and send my children and grandchildren to school. My husband left me and I have struggling to grow up my children alone. My daughter is with me with 2 children and I'm taking care of all of them. With this money she will go back to school, while I'm doing business with the other one""
Hawa's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Hawa enrolled.
"Currently I am working overtime on my farm to enable me substain my family. This has created a serious health problem for me because I have to go every day on farm. I do not have the time to stay at home and rest."
Sando's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Sando enrolled.
"The recipient said that if he received the money, he will send the money in Monrovia to paid his children school fee, he will also reconditioned his house."