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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Rebecca's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Rebecca received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to expand my current house. It is very small in size and it cannot provide adequate accommodation whenever I have visitors around. While increasing its size, I shall add one more room purposefully for visitors. This will save me from the shame of always taking my visitors to sleep in the neighborhood."
Quinter's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Quinter received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to reap a good harvest. This will positively impact my life in that I shall have adequate food. I shall, therefore, continue to focus on supporting my children's educational needs. Moreover, I shall be spending some of my wages to buy some households which I currently do not have. As a result, my life will be better than it had been since my husband passed on."
Florence's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Florence received a $534 second payment.
"Currently, life is better than it was because the transfers have helped me to boost my business. I have been able to generate more income from the business and life is easy and better than before. By building a new house for my mother in law, I have also earned some respect among my in-laws. She currently lives in a more spacious and comfortable house compared to the one she had at first."
Jane's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Jane received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I would want to ensure I do not have to cook outside as I used to. It was very inconveniencing especially at night and during the rainy seasons. I want to buy building materials bit by bit until I have enough material to build a new kitchen."
Mary's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Mary received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have built some good savings towards raising college fee for my daughter who will be through with her secondary education by the end of this year. This will give me an easy time because I shall not be required to do more casual jobs to raise her fee when she will be through with her secondary education."
Victoria's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Victoria received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I would want to buy a cow. It is my dream which I see myself accomplishing. I would not want to go back to where I was before the transfers. I want to be independent and give my children a bright future."
Millicent's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Millicent received a $256 second payment.
"In the next six months, I. I also expect to have a bumper harvest of maize and beans. I am planning to use the best seeds and fertilizer in my farm this season to enable better growth and development of my crops. A good harvest will enable me to have plenty of food in my house which I will be able to sell some to make money for addressing other household needs."
Kadzo's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Kadzo received a $534 second payment.
"My life is now different in that we do not struggle so much with our daily necessities like meals, like we struggled with in the past. We catered for our most disturbing needs with the transfers and now we can concentrate on improving our living standards by having a better life and better meals with the income that we make from our casual engagements."
Kahindi's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Kahindi received a $534 second payment.
"My life is now different in that I own cattle and I now have a better and more spacious and comfortable house for my family and I."
Katana's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Katana received a $534 second payment.
"My life is now different in that I am now self employed and I no longer have to depend on casual jobs that are not always available. i am now self employed i do not have to depend on casual jobs."