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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Carolyne's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Carolyne received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to finish paying the money needed to get the title deed of my land. This has been my biggest worry since my inlaws have attempted so many times in the past to take ownership of that land. I will be at peace when I am assured that I have the ownership of the land I inherited from my husband."
Jacob's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Jacob received a $23 eleventh payment.
"The final project I want to carry out is buying sheep that will eventually give birth after a period of close to three months. Eventually when the numbers will have grown, I will sell out part of the flock and buy cows that will generate milk so that I will not have to be buying milk every single morning like I do currently."
Roseline's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Roseline received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the six months, I am expecting my life to be more comfortable when my stock shall have grown and earned me more profits. Doing things like paying school fees or even buying food for my children will be so easy to do without strain or even pressure."
Pamella's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Pamella received a $23 eleventh payment.
"My long term plan is to start a small scale business that will sustain me into the future. At this old age, there is very little that I can do with money so the most important thing is to ensure that I have enough food to eat with my family. The business will of course generate some profit which I will be using to buy food even if the monthly transfers from GD will have ceased."
Catherine's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Catherine enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is the challenge of paying school fees my children."
Peter's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Peter received a $50 fourth payment.
"My goal is to complete building a house in Saika estate, Njiru ward, where I own a piece of land. I hope to no longer pay rent which takes up a large amount out of my monthly income."
Cynthia's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Cynthia received a $23 eighth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect my life to have changed for the better. I will no longer be selling perishables that most of the time goes bad and that meant losses for the business most of the times. My typesetting business will be running and giving me income."
Betty's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Betty received a $23 twelfth payment.
"My life will change in that I will have more dairy cows, more money from my dairy and more ability to pay bills and leading a generally happy family."
Stephen's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Stephen received a $23 eighth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect the number of my goats to increase. I shall use part of my transfers to buy more goats which I shall add to my flock. I shall then prioritize to use part of my goats to pay dowery. As a result, I shall be able to live peacefully with my wife without worries on how to arrange to pay her dowry."
Mary's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Mary received a $50 fourth payment.
"I was still asleep when the message came into my phone and was woken up by the message alert in my phone. I checked the message that had come in and I saw the transfers. I was really excited as we did not even have breakfast for that day, and I first called all my friends to confirm if they had received theirs. I believed truly that the transfers were real."