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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Stella's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Stella enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is sickness in children. My children oftenly get sick and we lack money to pay medical bills."
Florance's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Florance enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to take care of the education needs of my children, build an iron roofed house. "
Dinah's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Dinah enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is lack of enough money to enable me fulfill my family needs like having better house, land to farm."
Joyce's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Joyce enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be in position to retrieve the piece of land that was leased by my father-in-law."
Silver's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Silver enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to buy a piece of land for cultivation and cow that can reproduce to take care of future eventualities. "
Joyce's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Joyce enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is poverty. It is very hard to meet household needs. "
Makulata's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Makulata enrolled.
"When I receive this money, I will buy cows for agriculture and also part of it to rent agricultural land."
Michael's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Michael received a $49 fourth payment.
"I am planning to do a driving course so that I can own a driving license. Since I do not have money to use in paying for it, I decided to save my most recent transfer so that I can use it together with my next transfer to pay for it. I settled on doing a driving course since I did not finish my high school education hence I cannot do another course without having a secondary school certificate. I will look for a job after completing my studies so that it will act as my source of income. This will help me earn an income which will be enough to cater for my family needs."
Benson's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Benson received a $49 fourth payment.
"I felt so happy the moment I started receiving my money. This money gave me hope that I would one day be able to fulfill my dream of having a business."
Mary's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Mary received a $448 second payment.
"My life has totally improved in that, my health is better since I can support my self to walk. In the past, I didn't have the money to treat my leg which made me move on a wheel chair."