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.
Mary's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Mary received a $463 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is the joy I feel having moved out of my fathers home and staying in my own home as well. This has given me a new life and hope. My children now have their own home. Prior to getting this transfer, I used to stay with my father. I left my marital home due to several challenges and decided to come stay at home."
Simon's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Simon received a $463 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is the mere fact that I held this amount of money. Prior to getting this money, I never in my life ever, dreamt or thought of having it."
Hellen's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Hellen received a $463 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is having got this transfer that helped me to hire farm lands that I will use until I am paid back the money I used to hire them. These farm lands will enable me to cultivate for both subsistence and commercial purposes. With this I will be able to cater for my family day to day needs. Prior to getting this money, I used to have almost no place to farm since I could use only a small portion from my compound to farm and ended up doing casual labour to raise money to keep the family going."
Jenifer's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Jenifer received a $463 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I felt so excited that together with my husband we started to plan on how we were going to build and leave our parents home."
Anna's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Anna received a $464 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I felt like I was the most lucky person on earth. I was so happy!"
Joseph's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Joseph received a $464 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is the feeling of pride seeing that I was able to get proper bedding for my entire family. Compared to before where we slept on mats and heaps of clothes for beds, my family now sleeps comfortably. In addition to the above, I am delighted that I was able to get back my farm land that will relieve me from the issue of doing casual labour to feed and take care of my family. With my farm land, I can now farm freely, feed my family and even sale off some food stuffs to cater for the day to day expenses."
Kabibi's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Kabibi received a $517 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is the fact that I now own some cows that I am currently rearing in my homestead. I settled in buying them for various reasons. First, with the pair of oxen, they will help me in ploughing my farm and this means the level of food production shall also increase compared to when I used to till my fam by myself. I will also hire them for my neighbours at a fee which will earn me more money that will help me in settling my family needs without straining. Secondly, with the dairy cows, I will be getting plenty of milk and I am planning to supply them to our local market and save the money for my grandchildren's future studies. I would not have achieved all this if it were not for the financial support from GD. I will forever be grateful for them."
Rose's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Rose received a $464 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I was so delighted that I had got financial assistance that I had always longed for."
Jane's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Jane received a $464 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is the fact that together with my husband, I was able to start a business that is now generating a daily income to support my family. Prior to receiving this transfer my husband was a barber to make ends meet yet was interested in buying and selling clothes."
Everline's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Everline received a $464 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I felt so delighted that I will soon own a permanent house."