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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Anna's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Anna received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect my life to change in that I will have built a chicken coop. Apart from this, I will have expanded my poultry keeping project. This means that I will be earning more profit from this manageable project."
Leonard's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Leonard received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"I will have harvested my farm produce in the next six months hence my family will be having enough food to last us till the next harvesting season. Apart from this, I believe that my cabbage plantation will be doing well on the farm and I will just be waiting for the harvest time so that I can sell them. With all these investments, I am certain that my life and that of my family will no longer remain the same way it is now."
Beatrice's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Beatrice received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have planted cabbage seeds in my farm. I am hoping that it will be at weeding stage after this time. I will sell them at our nearby market after harvesting and use the money to buy some building materials to use to build a house for my sons."
Mohamad's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Mohamad received a $449 second payment.
"My life has changed because these cash transfers, I have acquired a motirbike which has eased my movements to different markets being a businessman. Before this transfer, I hired always a motorbike from someone which was very costy."
Florence's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Florence received a $249 second payment.
"In the next six months, I want to continually improve my business by adding more stock. I know this will help change my financial life and reduce the struggles I go through to raise money to meet my needs because it will be a stable source of income."
Rose's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Rose received a $449 second payment.
"My life is changing because very soon I will be sleeping in an iron roofed house. Currently, I still sleep in a thatched house that has been leaking for a very long period of time."
Caroline's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Caroline received a $249 second payment.
"My expectation in the next six months is to start a business. I am planning to open a shop in our local market. We only have one shop that is not open always. It also doesn't have a variety of goods and we are normally limited by what is available in that shop. I want to break this monotony when I open my shop"
Sarah's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Sarah received a $449 second payment.
"Life is greatly improving on my side because I have succeeded in erecting a permanent house for myself. Although I haven't moved in, my greatest relief has finally come whereby, I'll no longer stress myself over how to renovate my thatch house which has been costly as well."
Besmes's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Besmes received a $449 second payment.
"My life is now different in that I own an ox. Previously, I found it difficult to plough my agricultural land on time since I had to wait for the people who owned oxen to finish ploughing there's before mine. This inturn led to poor yields and food shortage in my family."
Isipu's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Isipu received a $449 second payment.
"Life was very difficult before receiving cash from GD because I did not have an income generating activity. I could not afford to provide for the wellbeing of my household in terms of feeding and other necessities. I did not have enough land to farm on since my dad had used land as collecteral security to acquire loans. Now that I received this money, my life is different because I have managed to pay off all the loans and repossesed our land. This transfer enable me buy household items like clothes, shoes, Utensils and food stuff."