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.
Sauda's family
access_time 4 years ago
Sauda received a $352 initial payment.
"i could have never thought of building a house. Now i will be able to build one"
Sara's family
access_time 4 years ago
Sara received a $352 initial payment.
"I want to build a house, once the rain season is over. i have bought in advance iron sheets, cement and doors. I also used some of the money to buy food for the house ( maize)"
Tenifa's family
access_time 4 years ago
Tenifa received a $352 initial payment.
"Before receiving this transfer we had no food as a family, but currently I have 2 bags of maize in stalk which iam sure will take us through to the next transfer. Unlike previously, I have applied fertilizer to my entire garden because I bought bags of fertilizer as well."
Mwanaisha's family
access_time 4 years ago
Mwanaisha received a $352 initial payment.
"the moment i received my transfer i was very excited as i knew that i will be able to buy enough food for my family"
Rose's family
access_time 4 years ago
Rose received a $352 initial payment.
"I felt so happy and I jumped with excitement"
Dija's family
access_time 4 years ago
Dija received a $352 initial payment.
"I now sleep like a king or queen on a bed with a very huge mattress a thing that I never even dreamt that I could have.. I have enough food for the entire household...We now eat healthy nutrious food and we eat three times a day.."
Lucy's family
access_time 4 years ago
Lucy received a $352 initial payment.
"I called my child to confirm for me if the money is in once she did I looked up in heaven while tears of joy were all over my face telling God that I am I really going to have an ironsheet house I am really going to sleep on a good place I am really going to have cups and buckets in my life I never thought of this"
Patuma's family
access_time 4 years ago
Patuma received a $352 initial payment.
"i was filled my joy to see such a lot of money"
Nuriya's family
access_time 4 years ago
Nuriya received a $352 initial payment.
"i have always had the desire to have good yields but it was very difficult since i never had enough fertilizer to apply in my maize field. i could not afford to buy a bag of fertilizer, i could only afford to buy very little amounts. sometimes i could only apply 5kgs of fertilizer in a very big farm, this always had a negative impact on the yields. when i received my transfer i bought enough fertilizer and i have applied in my maize fields hopefully this year i will have enough yields."
Mwamini's family
access_time 4 years ago
Mwamini received a $352 initial payment.
"When i received my transfer i bought iron sheets, i used to stay in a grass thatched house and during rainy season it was heavily leaking and it was my dream to have a new roof. secondly i bought food since i did not have food at home and i used to do piece works in order to find food at home. the remaining amount was used to buy mattress, fertilizer and other basic needs."