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.
Elise's family
access_time almost 4 years ago
Elise received a $386 initial payment.
"I was very happy and Very thankful. The feeling can't be explained."
Ali's family
access_time almost 4 years ago
Ali received a $386 initial payment.
"I was very thankful and grateful. I did not expect it."
Patuma's family
access_time almost 4 years ago
Patuma received a $386 initial payment.
"I was very happy and thankful. It is alot of money and I will be able to do things I could not afford."
Mina's family
access_time almost 4 years ago
Mina received a $386 initial payment.
"Building is something i could not afford. Noq i have started building my own house."
Esnart's family
access_time almost 4 years ago
Esnart received a $386 initial payment.
"I have bought iron sheets, and moulding bricks because I want to build a house. I have bought mattress and blankets to sleeping comfortably. I have bought bags of maize for food."
Kavumbi's family
access_time almost 4 years ago
Kavumbi enrolled.
"The financial crisis has always been my biggest hardship that I have ever faced in my life. Imagine failing to raise even $2 to pay for my children's examination fee! It's the worst thing that I never thought to happen. This has forced me to engage in charcoal work to hustle for my children, a very energy-intensive job."
Coster's family
access_time almost 4 years ago
Coster received a $386 initial payment.
"When irecieved the money, i used it to improve my house. My children had built me a house along time ago but was unfinished. I bought 14 bags of cement, sand and paid a builder to plaster and fix the floor of my house."
Patison's family
access_time almost 4 years ago
Patison received a $386 initial payment.
"Right now i am now building a house with iron sheets. This is such a big change for me."
Awali's family
access_time almost 4 years ago
Awali received a $386 initial payment.
"The moment i was saw the text message that i have received money I was very happy and i couldn't believe what i saw, this is something that has never happened to me ever before."
Mary's family
access_time almost 4 years ago
Mary received a $386 initial payment.
"The recipient used the transfer to Rent land food ironsheets fertizer and other household items"