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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Mwalimu's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Mwalimu received a $522 second payment.
"My life is different in that I can now construct a house which I was unable to, and I can also afford food for my family. I would have to struggle a lot to look for work, which are not always easy to come by, before I could build my own house or afford decent meals."
Daniel's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Daniel received a $540 initial payment.
"I had been dreaming of getting some amount of money to repair my house but this was just a dream given that I am an orphan life was unfair I could tell myself that. Receiving such an amount from GD was a dream come true just like in the fairy tales. I felt blessed and favored like God had answered my long awaited prayer."
Beatrice's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Beatrice received a $540 initial payment.
"The moment I received my transfers, the entire house broke into excitement and celebration. I was not sure of receiving the transfers until I saw the mpesa message showing that my mpesa account had been credited with a huge amount of money. I had never received such an amount before."
Rose's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Rose received a $540 initial payment.
"I was stuck and worried about how I was going to raise school fees for my nephew who is an orphan. When I received the transfers I felt relieved. It was like a heavy burden taken off my shoulder so I gave thanks to God and immediately set aside some amount for fees."
Christine's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Christine received a $474 third payment.
"I spent the whole of the transfer to buy land as l am planing to put up a house on it, being that l separated with my spouse some time back and came back to my biological home and l do not have a place to stay in comfortably. "
Mary's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Mary received a $474 third payment.
"I spent the whole of the transfer to buy building materials and build my own home since l was still stay at my parent's home where l was not comfortable to do my developments and also was stopping my other siblings from putting up their homes since l am the eldest."
Teresa's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Teresa received a $471 third payment.
"I spent the third transfer to buy dairy cows for my future use since l will not spend a lot of money buying milk from my neighbors. The remaining balance l spent to buy and fix steel door for security purposes."
Lucia's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Lucia received a $522 second payment.
"I have a great change in my life especially on medication. I had a fracture on my left knee that needed a good amount on treatments. I have been able to meet the medical bills and I have since improved. I can now walk steadily and do my daily chores effectively without asking for assistance from neighbors."
Robert's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Robert received a $521 second payment.
"My life has really changed socially compared to my former life. I bought television set which i did not have before, unlike the other time when my children could go to my neighbour to watch Television, now they can watch TV at the comfort of our room."
Esther's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Esther received a $522 second payment.
"My life has been good compared to the time I had no money. Initially, i used to be a beggar in order to raise money for my children's fees until I became liability to the society, but now i do my things timely and independently."