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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Rose's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is the problem of lack of enough money to cater for school fees and other basic needs."
Esther's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Esther enrolled.
"When I receive this, I will buy a motorcycle for a boda boda business."
Sarah's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Sarah received a $471 initial payment.
"My life's daily greatest difference is seeing my house when it's complete. This is so because it will relieve my family and I from the burden of buying grass every year and sleeping in a leaking house. "
Esther's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Esther received a $453 second payment.
"Currently, I am very happy because I am in the process of starting to construct a permanent house that I did not imagine I would own. Earlier on, I used to worry a bout how to acquire grass for renovating houses that used to leak yearly."
Charles's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Charles received a $471 initial payment.
"When I recieved my money, I felt happy at that moment knowing that at last I was getting back my land."
Joyce's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Joyce received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different now because I'm able to go back to school and pursue my Diploma course. When I complete my Diploma, I will be able to get employment and earn income that will cater for my basic needs. Prior getting this transfer, I did not have any hope of going back school and I would live a miserable life in the village."
Esther's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Esther received a $471 initial payment.
"I was too excited when I received the money on my phone. This is because, in the history of my life; I had never received such an enormous amount of money at the same time."
Joyce's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Joyce received a $471 initial payment.
"The ululations of my neighbors woke me up at 6:00 AM, I got my phone and rushed to my son to check for me. when he notified me that I have received the money, I became very happy because I knew that the debt burden was going to be cleared at once."
Norah's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Norah received a $471 initial payment.
"My life is currently different because I have acquired Livestock like goats and sheep which I did not own before. I have also repossessed the land which I'm going to plant my cassava. In the post, I had no gardens to plant my crops."
Stella's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Stella received a $471 initial payment.
"When I recieved my money, I felt excited and anxious. At the back of my mind, I knew that I am getting back my garden land that I had given out of which it will help in extensive farming."