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.
Mercy's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Mercy received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"In the next six months, I intend to buy a motorcycle and run a taxi business. My poultry farming will be huge by then and I will use the income to buy the motorcycle. I have seen one of my neighbors turn his fortunes by using a poultry project to acquire a motorcycle and this is that I will also do in the next six months."
Joseph's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Joseph received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"My farm I ready for planting potatoes and failure is unlikely because I have all the inputs necessary. In the next six months, I will have harvested a fortune and this will give me a lot of money to meet my needs and even invest more of it in farming. I see myself being a very productive farmer because I will be using certified seeds for my production."
Joyce's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Joyce received a $467 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is having a bicycle that now helps me with transporting heavy items, especially fetching water from a far place."
Gabudesia's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Gabudesia received a $467 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is improved feeding due to availability of food unlike before, nothing more."
Joseph's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Joseph received a $467 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I was so happy because this money would build me a permanent house."
Dinah's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Dinah received a $467 initial payment.
"My daily life is different in that there's variety of items in my shop, hence I am able to get more customers and therefore more revenue within a short period of time unlike before. "
Valentine's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Valentine received a $467 initial payment.
"My life has improved because through this cash transfer, I acquired oxen for ploughing my farm. Before this transfer, I used traditional tools like a hoe which was time consuming."
Margret's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Margret received a $467 initial payment.
"The moment I got money, I felt very happy because I was sure of repossessing my farm land which was used as security for the loan."
Anna's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Anna received a $467 initial payment.
"In the next few months, my life will change because I hope to sleep comfortably in my permanent house which is at roofing level. Currently, I'm still sleeping in leaking thatched house which gives me sleepless nights when it rains."
Stephen's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Stephen received a $467 initial payment.
"My life is better because this transfer has enabled me to hire casual labourers to work on my farm. This season I hope to get good yields since I have farmed on a large scale. Previously, I farmed on a small scale and I would over work myself since I couldn't hire casual labourers for lack of money. "