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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Michael's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Michael received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to save my transfers and buy a heifer to add to my livestock. It will be my biggest investment in life since I have never owned a cow from my childhood. Moreover, my possession will increase and this will restore my dignity among my community members."
Sarah's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Sarah enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is difficulty in providing basic needs to my child since Iam a single mother."
Stephen's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Stephen enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face currently is lack of food to feed my family. This is because last year I did not realise better harvest."
Proscovia's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Proscovia enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is lack of money to pay school fees for my step daughter currently studying in mukogoro community school."
Pamela's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Pamela received a $548 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my husband and I were able to pay my dowry. My husband could not pay my dowry before because of our family's responsibilities and the low income that he was getting from his casual engagements. I now have the respect and dignity that I deserve from my community because my dowry was paid. I also feel like my parents have received the appreciation they deserve from my husband."
Salume's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Salume enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of land for cultivation. "
Betty's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Betty enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to meet the scholastic needs of my children and complete the construction of my house."
Elias's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Elias received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect that in the next six months, I will have built a kitchen which will double up as my children's room. This will solve the problem that we currently are in where they have to sleep in the living room. They find it uncomfortable and they have consistently complained of lack of privacy as well."
Immaculate's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Immaculate enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i have faced in my life is sickness. I was diagnosed with ulcers."
Martin's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Martin enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is lack of money which made me dropout of school."