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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Esther's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Esther received a $549 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have the energy to do other things other than just worry about where to get the next meal or money. My family can now eat well because we have enough in store for a whole year."
Erick's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Erick received a $549 initial payment.
"I had a blissful moment and felt confident because I knew that all my investment plan could be fulfilled, and I believe so due to the fact that, I have made positive progress to achieve that. "
Rennice's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Rennice received a $549 initial payment.
"I have Berber shop as family's income generating activity, but this could not be enough to meet the family needs. Receiving the money was a light of hope in my life and shaded off the darkness of poverty. I am definitely happy because I have done the progress compared to my past life."
Dancan's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Dancan received a $549 initial payment.
"My life has really changed when doing comparison between the current life and the former one. I could now have good meals with the family which could not happened before. I have confidence with my marriage because I have paid dowry and now recognized culturally as married couples."
Joseph's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Joseph received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I would expect to have started dairy goat farming. The milk which I would get from the goats would be used for consumption and the milk which I will get from my cows will be for sale. This will help me earn money for supporting other projects and paying school fees for my children."
Bernard's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Bernard received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have set up a new business which will result in more income in my household. This will enable us to meet most of our household needs since it will be an additional source of income. I am also expecting to buy iron sheets to build my home."
Anna's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Anna received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I will expect to have grown my poultry farming. The earnings which I will get from this venture I would take my children to a very good school. I have been struggling to pay for the school fees but thank God that now I can pay with less struggle."
Jumwa's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Jumwa enrolled.
"Finances,1952, currently experiencing leg pain for having to walk long distances in search of trees and trunks to burn charcoal for survival, two sons who did not complete their secondary education "
Harriet's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Harriet received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I know I will have managed to make tremendous transformations on my house and probably think of other developments I can undertake to make my life much better. Apart from that, I want to make sure that I save some little cash every month so that I can be able to pay school fees for my children and let them concentrate on their studies on a full-time basis. Right now I have not been able to make much savings because of the financial commitments that have kept me on toes but I know that going into the future, making the savings would not be so hard."
Ann's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Ann received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six moths, we are set on improving our dairy farming. We have plans of channeling water from a nearby river to the already established dairy unit so that cow movement shall be minimized. Minimizing the movement of our cows will see us produce more milk in the days to come and consequently have more income for the family."