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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Conslate's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Conslate received a $23 fifteenth payment.
"Over the past few months, we have managed to buy a few building materials which we plan to use in building a new house so that we can move out of the current grass-thatched one that we are currently living in. In the next six months, I hope that we will have bought all the required materials and built the new house which I know will be spacious and much more decent."
Sheilah's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Sheilah received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"In the next six months my focus shall mainly be on the poultry project which shall be of great help to me and my family. The project shall see me be more self reliant and meet most of my family's basic needs much more easily."
William's family
access_time over 5 years ago
William received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"I have a plan of making some savings from the money that I receive from my parents as pocket money. I hope that this will not just be a plan in the next six months but a reality so that I can settle on a business to run on the side in order to ease my parents' burden of providing for my needs while am in school. I want to be able to take care of my personal needs while my parents concentrate on paying my fees."
Livingstone's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Livingstone received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"Expectations have now been raised since everything have been running smoothly since we received the transfer. We have had a successful plan after the other and going forward we have great hope to plan and accomplish even more. In the nenxt six months, we hope to have completed the ones which are underway now. Among them and which is a priority is the dairy farming unit which we are establishing in our household and since that might come to pass before the six months elapse, I will be starting the construction of a new house. All this will be possible if all factors concerning the transfers are kept constant."
Betty's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Betty received a $440 second payment.
"My life has changed in that, I have owned cows and plastered my house.I have also been relieved from the debt burden that I had. Before receiving this transfer, my house was dust and the floor was a breeding place for rats that used to damage my agricultural produce(maize and ground nuts)."
Magret's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Magret received a $440 second payment.
"My life is different in that, I have got 2 arces of land that I am currently cultivating. I do expect increased yields end of this season and I have been relived from the debt burden that I had. Previously, I had only one acre of land that couldn't produce enough yields to support my family hence leaving us in famine."
Sarah's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Sarah received a $440 second payment.
"My life has positively changed in that, I have built an iron roofed house that I am planning to move in after the plaster soon. Before receiving this transfer, I didn't have enough money to build a permanent house in a short period of time because I totally depended on agricultural produce that have been greatly affected by climate change(reduced rainfall) hence poor yields."
Stella's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Stella received a $440 second payment.
"Through this financial support, we were able to acquire a motorbike that does transportation business. This motorbike is currently generating income which has enabled us have 3 meals a day now and my family members can access medical treatment in time. Prior to receiving this cash, we often had one meal a day because we didn't have a stable source of income."
Nakiria's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Nakiria received a $440 second payment.
"My life is different in that, I am sleeping in an iron roofed house which I built using these transfers. This has truly made me very happy. I wouldn't have built this house had I not received these transfers because of my old age and my daughters who would have built for me have all passed on."
Elizabeth's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Elizabeth received a $440 second payment.
"My life is different in that, I have been in position to renovate my house, construct a kichen and own a bull. Previously, I slept in a house with a leaking roof because I didn't have enough money to renovate it and I also had no hope of owning a bull at my old age."