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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Alex's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Alex enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is lack of money for paying school fees for my children studying in kachage village. "
Pulisikira's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Pulisikira enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is poverty. I barely can afford a meal."
Esther's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Esther enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is lack of money for plastering and flooring my house."
Florence's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Florence enrolled.
"When I receive this money, I will use part of it to pay the money I borrowed from somewhere so that i can regain a piece of land that i staked as collateral and also renovate our house."
Charles's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Charles enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of money to provide basic needs to my family effectively."
Grace's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Grace received a $451 second payment.
"I am healthy and happy because part of the cash transfer was spent on my treatment. Before I received the cash transfer I was stressed and full of sorry most of the time. I am very happy because I dress decently and I am respected in the community. More so I am now debt free after clearing an old loan which was an impediment to me because I had provided my land as collateral."
Saline's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Saline received a $23 eighth payment.
"I expect to start a small scale business such as starting a shop within the village which will add more income to me and my family. I used to run a shop business in the past but it collapsed at some point so I think this is the best time to revive my business."
Miria's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Miria received a $451 second payment.
"I was renting my retail business premises and this was draining my income. However when I received the cash transfer, I decided to spend it all to purchase this plot of land. I am now happy and will never worry about paying rent anymore because I am now a land owner."
Mical's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Mical received a $23 eighth payment.
"I will have my own house which means I will have moved away from this rental house which will be a big step in my life. I will also plan to keep some domestic animals such as goats which I will rear within the home which is much easier than keeping the animals in a rental house."
Mary's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Mary received a $451 second payment.
"My life has changed alot compared to the past before I received the cash transfer. I was suffering alot with not enough money to provide for my family. In addition to this, we were living in a leaking overcrowded house and with no hope of getting a nice house. I recall at one point there was too much downpour and all my food stuff got rotten because of the leaking house. I am very grateful for the cash transfer that has enabled me construct a nice two roomed house with a store to keep my food stuff safe during rainy season."