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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Paul's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Paul enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will finally be able to complete payment of my piece of land.I bought a piece of land last year but could not fully pay for it due to financial constraints.The piece where I live in now belongs to my parents and therefore am required to move my homestead to the other land.This money came at the right time because I was already struggling to provide for my family's day to day needs as well as raising money to clear payment.Having no adequate source of income except for the small piece of land,I am already strained but now am happy that the transfer will lift that burden a little."
Joseph's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Joseph received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have established a reliable NAME OF business for my spouse so that we can have an additional source of income in the family. This will enable us to meet the family's needs without a lot of challenges. It will be also a stable source of income since casual work is unreliable and needs are always consistent. I would want to provide for my family without begging."
Perine's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Perine received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"In the next six moths, I expect to have plastered my kitchen so that I'll be able to cook in a decent and less dusty kitchen. It's only after that when I'll think of something new to work on."
Peter's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Peter received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"In the next six months I expect my life to change in that I shall have started poultry keeping project. This is a project I expect to start once I am done with our home improvement."
Richard's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Richard received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months I expect that my life shall have changed in that we shall have fully completed our new house. The completion of the new house shall give more space for my now big family and make us more comfortable. It shall also allow us as a family to think of other profitable investments that shall make us self reliant in the days to come."
Bii's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Bii received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"In the next six months I expect to have fully started the dairy farming project that will see us as a family have a better living standards."
Valentine's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Valentine received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"In the next six months, I have great hope to have saved enough money to buy a piece of land. It has been my dream that one day I will be owning my piece of land which I am struggling to ensure that it comes to pass by the end of six months from now."
Daisy's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Daisy received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I would have saved enough money in the merry go round that we recently started. After buying a goat and also being able to rent a piece of land for farming, I know I will go far. I will no longer depend on casual jobs in order to meet the needs of my family. Finally, there is hope at the end of the tunnel."
Ednah's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Ednah received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"The dairy cow that we bought shall help us a lot in meeting the household needs that are at times hard to get due to lack of enough cash. This shall be a thing of the past and will generally improve our standard of living."
Caroline's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Caroline received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in that my two children shall have joined colleges and universities. This will require more money from my side and I have hatched a savings plan that will see me have enough money to gather for their needs"