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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Joyce's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Joyce enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to build a bigger iron roofed house for my family. "
David's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
David enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to build an iron roofed house. "
Matilida's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Matilida enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is sickness. I am sick most of the time and as such, the little money that I get is all spent on medical bills. "
Rose's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"My plan is to use the transfers for starting a bookshop or selling clothes. This will enable raise money to sustain my family."
Naume's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Naume enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face currently is sickness. My children are sickly and I spend alot of money on their treatment."
Thomas's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Thomas received a $530 second payment.
"My life has had a change because my kids now go to school without so much hustles. I am also capable of rearing my livestock because I recently added around two cows which I bought using the transfers."
Mariam's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Mariam received a $530 second payment.
"I think GD should improve on the supervision so that people do not have an opportunity to misuse the transfers. Currently the monitoring procedures for the organization is quite wanting."
Safari's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Safari received a $530 second payment.
"My life is now different in that I can now comfortably support my family financially and I can also pay school fees with ease from my business that is doing well of late."
Wilson's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Wilson received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I will have bought a dairy cow and will also have leased another piece of land to add to what I currently cultivate. This two will be additional sources of income to what I currently have."
Gaudensia's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Gaudensia received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to be living in a better place because I will have plastered my house. This will be a big relief on my side as I will no longer have to worry about the constant repairs and renovations that I am currently facing."