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.
Janeth's family
access_time 5 years ago
Janeth received a $542 second payment.
"After receiving the money, I have seen a lot of differences in my life which would not have occurred without receiving the transfers. The money had been so impactful in my life and even to the lives of other neighbors. In comparison with the other villages which never received the money, I am proud to say that ours have improved a great deal in development matters."
Joyline's family
access_time 5 years ago
Joyline received a $22 twenty-third payment.
"I expect my life to change in that I shall have bought a dairy cow that will improve"
Wesley's family
access_time 5 years ago
Wesley received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"I expect to have reinvested in maize farming. In the next six months, I will be having a maize crop that will be maturing to provide food for my family. This will provide food for the family as well as some income from selling some of the produce. I also expect to have a potato crop growing on my farm purely for income generation."
Raeli's family
access_time 5 years ago
Raeli received a $543 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is the compound that I have since erected. Conflict with other villagers is now reduced and my chicken are safe and more productive after the confounding. This has led to increased income from my farm and improved our living standards."
Hillary's family
access_time 5 years ago
Hillary received a $22 twentieth payment.
"My expectation in the next six months is to have enough work and activities such as farming to do. This apart from earning me an income, it also keeps me busy so that I do have too much idle time that I may misuse it. This is the reason I want to lease another piece of land from my neighbor to allow me to plant more maize on top of what I already planted. Proceeds from all these activities is a source of growth for me both financially and economically. I wish to have grown in the two going forward."
Conslata's family
access_time 5 years ago
Conslata received a $543 second payment.
"If I could not have received the transfer i could not have managed to buy oxen and I am sure I could still be hiring oxen from people and this was very expensive."
John's family
access_time 5 years ago
John received a $524 second payment.
"If I could not have received the money and built a house i could still be staying in a very small house where I had to squeez myself in it. I thank God I am now staying in a nice comfortable house where I do not need squeeze in a small house."
Alice's family
access_time 5 years ago
Alice received a $524 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is the house which I built, I spent part of it to purchase building materials for building a new house. Before we had a smaller house which was grass touched house which was almost collapsing. The remaining amount I spend on paying school fees for my children. Before I would struggle with farming and casual jobs to meet my daily needs and pay school fees."
Alfred's family
access_time 5 years ago
Alfred received a $524 second payment.
"Were it not for GD, I wouldn't have managed to purchase construction materials a house for my children. The little money which I usually get from farming and casual jobs are hardly enough to save for constructing a house."
James's family
access_time 5 years ago
James received a $23 twenty-second payment.
"In the next six months, I am planning to plaster my house so that it looks decent. Having a plastered house saves one from other expenses, for example, hiring someone to plaster the house. It also increases the life span of the house."