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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Daniel's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Daniel received a $531 second payment.
"I have a solar lamp for home lighting. I do not have to depend on anyone for something anymore. I have renovated my house."
Rael's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Rael received a $50 fourth payment.
"I spent the whole amount of the most recent transfer to pay for my mother's hospital bill. She was diagnosed with throat cancer and has since been hospitalized. The bill is on me since I am the only child."
Roselidah's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Roselidah received a $23 eleventh payment.
"I expect to make a few savings so that I can be able to buy modern seedlings and fertilizers that I will use during the oncoming planting season. Once that is done, I should be able to realize a a bumper harvest at the end of the season so that my family can be food secure. Before I started receiving cash from the organization, I never used fertilizers because their prices are so high that I could barely afford to buy. Going forward, I am even thinking of getting additional acres of land from people who will be willing to lease them out so that I can be able to add more farm production at the end of every season."
Denis's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Denis received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect great achievements, because of transfer I normally receive. Livestock project is a good investment with good income. This I will enable me to save for my children's future education."
Kevin's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Kevin received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I will start my pig rearing project. I work in pork butchery and I have realized the value of pig. From there, I am sure I will raise income. People have opened up so many pork butcheries due to high demand but the supply is very low. This has made the pig to fetch a lot of money from the market."
George's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
George received a $23 eighth payment.
"By starting my sheep project, I believe it will sustain my life and the life of my family. I plan to dispose the animals after they shall have multiplied to raised money for my children's education. "
Jane's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Jane received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect that in the next six months or so, my vegetable garden will be doing well and to have some money set aside for medical checkup. I also pray that God continues giving me energy to work in our farm."
Kipsang's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Kipsang received a $23 twelfth payment.
"My expectation in the near future is that once I get back to my usual state of health, I would want to be financially stable and even have some money kept aside for emergencies. I also want to maintain my health since I have realized that our wellbeing is the most important and should be prioritised."
Judith's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Judith received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I would like to organize on how to pay dowry so that my marriage can be customarily recognized. In our community, before dowry is fully settled, the marriage is deemed illegal. My husband lacks proper income to raise money to buy some cattle as dictated by our culture and tradition. I love my marriage so much and therefore would try to save so that in the next six month, the marriage can be legalized."
Samwel's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Samwel received a $23 eleventh payment.
"In the next six months l expect to have started a project of renovating my house ."