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.
Laina's family
access_time 4 years ago
Laina received a $351 initial payment.
"i bought iron sheet, bricks and food"
Alisoni's family
access_time 4 years ago
Alisoni enrolled.
"Thisbis a huge support for us considering that we are finding it difficult to find food"
Labia's family
access_time 4 years ago
Labia received a $351 initial payment.
"all day long"
Bornes's family
access_time 4 years ago
Bornes enrolled.
"I have been homeless for 1 year after being chased away by security officers from mau forest due to government instructions. This forced me to return to my ancestral home with my grand children. I have wished to have my own place but I have not been able to do so due to financial crisis. Therefore, financial problem is the biggest hardship I am facing in my life."
Annie's family
access_time 4 years ago
Annie received a $351 initial payment.
"The money has made a huge difference since we have now enough food since we have bought bags of maize with the funds from GD"
Winny's family
access_time 4 years ago
Winny enrolled.
"I am currently working as a night watchman in a nearby school but I am a trained welder. I have been wishing to start my own business in welding but it has been a pipe dream due to lack of enough capital to buy the welding machine. The work am currently doing cannot meet the needs of school fees, clothing and food for my family. In this locality there's only one welder who is usually overwhelmed by the orders he gets. I am lucky because I have electricity from the grid here at my house so I can just be working from home. With these transfers I would like to start this welding business and this will actually make a good income for my household."
Frankline's family
access_time 4 years ago
Frankline enrolled.
"School fees payment has been the biggest hardship in my life. My mother is a single parent, we are four in the family and I am the last born. By the time I was joining high school all my siblings were in college and this had really drained our family's resources. I was forced to defer my studies severally to give my parent a financial break."
Janet's family
access_time 4 years ago
Janet enrolled.
"I will use this money to building a house and buy A cow. I am a casual labourer and I am not in a position to get enough money to do all these projects. This money is the best opportunity for me to build a house and buy a dairy cow."
Jalina's family
access_time 4 years ago
Jalina received a $351 initial payment.
"My life has changed. I have managed to solve some of my problems"
Patuma's family
access_time 4 years ago
Patuma received a $351 initial payment.
"I purchased iron sheets to rehabitate my house. I bought matress, beddings and food for my household"