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.
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Samuel's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Samuel received a $451 second payment.
"My life has greatly improved in that I was able to partially buy my plot land. This has given me tremendous happiness as I will not be fighting with my relatives for additional land. Before getting this money, quarrels were inevitable as the farm land is limited and everyone banks their hope in it."
Alice's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Alice received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"With the great plans I have for the next farming season which is due in a couple of months, I hope to have a better harvest that can sustain my family after the transfers are over. I know life will be tough for us after the project and my hope is to have enough cereals for my family's use or even excess to sell in case of any monetary emergencies or just for normal household needs."
Pamela's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Pamela received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months because from the sales I will have saved enough money to build a kitchen. I badly want to build this kitchen because my children are first approaching the adolescent stage and I don't have an extra room to accommodate them."
Dickson's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Dickson received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"In the next six months, I am hoping to have started farming tomatoes and if possible will be having my first harvest. This will make me a diverse farmer."
George's family
access_time over 5 years ago
George received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"I shall have built the new house by then and it would be teh envy of the entire village. I will save more and sell my surplus harvest from the farm to generate more income for my family. This will change my life so much as I would have to hardly do casual work to generate income for my family, which is always tedious."
Jackline's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Jackline received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"In the six months, I shall have started the small business to help in generating income for the family upkeep. I also look forward to venturing into livestock rearing for the financial security of the family. I have always wanted to rear livestock to help raise income for my family whenever we have financial constraints."
Pamela's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Pamela received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"In the next six months, I am hopeful that I will have a bumper harvest and enough food stock for my household given the input in the farming."
Gertrude's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Gertrude received a $486 third payment.
"Currently, my life is different from how it was in that, I pay school fees for my child with easy. I use the profits which I get from my business to meet most of my needs and I am glad that I do not take a lot of loans from the merry-go-round unlike before."
Janifa's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Janifa received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months since I will have started the tree plantation project. This is a future investment for my family. I like this idea because the kind of species I grew to take time to grow but grows back again even after they have been cut. This will be my small contribution to the conservation of the environment and also earn a living by selling them. This will help me live peacefully knowing my grandchildren's' future is covered"
Joseph's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Joseph received a $44 twelfth payment.
"My life will no longer be the same again in the next six months since I will have built a spacious for myself in readiness for starting a family. I am hopeful that I will have harvested the potatoes on my farm and supply them to different hotels in our town."