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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Grace's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Grace received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"My expectation in the near future is to ensure that my son gets proper medication for his condition. He has not been getting full attention because of lack of resources. I have used a lot of money for a while now trying to treat him but in vain. I think it is because we have not been in a position to finish the prescribed medication due to lack of funds. My hope is to ensure that he gets the full dosage and pray that he gets well so that we can now invest our money to other income generating activities."
Dinah's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Dinah enrolled.
"When I receive this money, my husband and I are going to expand our retail shop business to a wholesale shop. This money is an opportunity for us to do this because we were planning to sell off all crops in the store. So that is the same business that will cater for our children's school fees and buy cows for both ploughing and diary."
Sarah's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Sarah enrolled.
"When I receive this money, I will pay school fees for my 5 children. From the time I seperated from my husband, he has refused to take responsibility of paying school fees for our children leaving me over burdened. Currently I am ill. I have uterus complications and had no money to seek ptoper medical attention. So I believe this will be a chance for me to get treatment."
Onyango's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Onyango received a $23 eleventh payment.
"I want to have household items such as new seats, tables, and wardrobes. I also need to add more beds and beddings for the kids who currently sleep on old mattresses which according to me is not such a good thing to be proud of."
Catherina's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Catherina received a $23 fifteenth payment.
"Expect my life to change in the next six months in that I shall have bought new decent sofa set seats which my in-laws will sit on when they come to visit. Achieving this goal will be a fulfilment to me because I have had this dream for a longer time and because of the lack of money it seemed unachievable."
Titus's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Titus received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"As per my projections, I hope to see myself completing the construction of my new house comes December. I hope to be moving into my new house then since I am now grown enough to move out of my parents' house as per our culture. This will give way for other coming projects to be started which will indeed change my family lifestyle."
Margaret's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Margaret received a $23 fifteenth payment.
"With the savings, I am planning to buy a sheep and expand my herd of livestock in the next six months. I believe having these herds is a guaranteed asset in the future because it values appreciates on a daily basis."
Lilian's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Lilian received a $23 fifteenth payment.
"I expect in the next six months my life shall have changed in that I will buy a dairy cow for milk production with the savings. This cow in the unforeseen future, I believe it will reproduce thus buying milk like I am doing currently would not be the issue."
Richard's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Richard received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I would like to start a business. Milk is what is available within my locality, I believe this would be a nice venture if I will start buying it from farmers and selling it at a nearby town with a fair price. The profit which I will earn from it will enable me to meet my family needs."
Paul's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Paul received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"Although I am still into the payment of school fees both for my sister and me, I would wish to start a new project in the next six months. I have been having an idea of establishing and running a Zero-grazing unit in our household. This project requires a lot of preparation and to start with I am planning to till the piece of land I have so that I can plant more grass. This will be the first step which will set me at a go."