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.
Susan's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Susan received a $442 second payment.
"My life has totally changed in that, agriculture has been made easy. The oxen I bought help me plough my agrucultural land on time and at a reduced cost. Previously, I first had to provide labor in other people's farm land before my own would get ploughed and this led to late planting which resulted in poor yields hence famine in my household."
Agnes's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Agnes received a $442 second payment.
"My life is different because using my first transfer, I was able to buy a motorcycle that is currently helping me with daily expenditure. This is in terms of proper feeding in my family and other necessities like hiring labor to help in farming. Before getting this transfer though I was sickly, my husband and I had to do casual labor to raise money to cater for the family needs. In addition, my life currently is different in that the garden I got back is helping me in extensive farming. This has relieved me from the issue of hiring farm land."
Emmanuel's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Emmanuel received a $442 second payment.
"Compared to before when I used to sleep in a grass thatched house that used to leak and renovating it was expensive, my life has currently changed in that I was able to build a permanet iron roofed house where I now sleep comfortably without worrying about any leakage. Secondly, my life is different now because I am happy seeing that I was able to treat my child and he can freely move now."
Anisha's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Anisha enrolled.
"The biggest hardship have faced in my life is shortage of land for farming since we rely on farming to meet our basic needs like food, money for paying medical bills. "
Mary's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Mary received a $442 second payment.
"Life is different than before because I sleep under an iron sheet roofed house, and I also bought a bicycle that relieves me from carrying items on my head for long distances. Before, sleeping under a grass thatched house would bring frustrations especially during rainy season because it leaks. Without a bicycle, walking long distances to fetch water or carry heavy items was tideous. "
Norah's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Norah received a $442 second payment.
"Life is different in that I have oxen that help plough gardens, household items especially clothes and these bring me happiness. Before, I used to toil with a hoe, or wait for sympathetic person to plough my gardens. In addition, I didn't have enough cloth in the house to change to when going out of home."
Anna's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Anna received a $442 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been because I now sleep under an Iron roofed house, and I also acquired household items that were lacking especially clothes, utensils, mattress. This brings joy to me whenever I am at home. Before, I used to sleep under a grass thatched house which brought stress when time to change the grass comes due to its scarcity. It was embarrassing to host a visitor, before these transfers came to me, due shortage of household items. "
Caroline's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Caroline received a $442 second payment.
"Life is now completely different in that I have my own land to cultivate food, and there's peace mind. Before, staying at our grandfather's land always brought feuds and fights with other relatives in the same place, especially quarrels over cultivation land during the rainy season. "
Jesca's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Jesca received a $442 second payment.
"Before, didn't have enough cultivation land for food. I used to sleep under a leaking grass thatched house damages by rats. Now, my life is in that I have an iron sheet roofed house, and repossessed my cultivation land used as security for money borrowed, giving me more food at home."
Reuben's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Reuben received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"In the next six months, I will be a milk producer from my own dairy cow. The heifer that I bought using the money I have recived will be lactating which means that I will have an extra source of income. I will be meeting my daily needs using the money that will come from the sale of milk produced."