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.
Mohamad's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Mohamad enrolled.
"Receiving this money means a boost to my income. This is because I plan to use 200 USD to start a business of buying and selling livestock. I have for long depended on farming which has not been quite reliable because of frequent drought in this region.I. have always desired to start a business so as to supplement what I get from farm. This will help me satisfy the family's basic needs which I have been struggling a lot to meet."
Alimbi's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Alimbi enrolled.
"Food is the main challenge. Our harvest is usually not enough because we don't apply fertilizer."
Estere's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Estere enrolled.
"This money means that I will be able to build a house. The house I live in is not durable and it's thatched with grass. With this money I will buy iron sheets so that I can stop changing the roof of my house every year."
Catherine's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Catherine received a $379 initial payment.
"I am eating well now that up to the next farming season I will have enough food"
Linly's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Linly received a $379 initial payment.
"I didn't know that I will be able to buy blankets for myself and my kids because I couldn't afford it. But with this money I have bought 4 blankets"
Maliya's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Maliya received a $379 initial payment.
"I was so happy because I saw it as a blessing for me to have my own land"
Faith's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Faith received a $379 initial payment.
"I want to buy cement and ironsheets so that I can put a new roof and cement floor"
Elemina's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Elemina received a $379 initial payment.
"I want to buy ironsheets to build a new house because the house I am living in is too small for me and my grandchildren."
Loniya's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Loniya enrolled.
"I have always wanted to venture into irrigation farming but lacked the financial means to do so"
Twaha's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Twaha enrolled.
"I lack money for my maize production leading to very poor yields which consequently leads to consistent hunger on my household"