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.
Safari's family
access_time 6 years ago
Safari received a $539 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that previously I could do farming on small scale due to inefficient tools. Now that I own this pair of oxen, I am happy since I know that it will enable me to increase my acreage, I am quite sure of a better harvest and this will provide food security for my family."
Rosbela's family
access_time 6 years ago
Rosbela received a $22 eighth payment.
"In the next six months l expect to have completed renovating the house."
Joanes's family
access_time 6 years ago
Joanes received a $22 seventh payment.
"In the next six months l expect to have started a large scale cattle farming."
Jacob's family
access_time 6 years ago
Jacob received a $22 eighth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have harvested my cabbage and use the money to join collage."
Irene's family
access_time 6 years ago
Irene received a $45 third payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have bought items in readiness for joining college which is what I want to achieve first."
Mercy's family
access_time 6 years ago
Mercy received a $45 fourth payment.
"My life is currently different from how it could have been in that my performance has really improved due to the payment of school fees are on time. I can also get the basic needs including buying clothes and textbooks to use at school."
Caleb's family
access_time 6 years ago
Caleb received a $538 initial payment.
"Since I already paid my wife's dowry, I feel so proud and happy because our family is now stable because there are no minor quarrels and conflicts in the family which were mainly as a result of failure to pay dowry. and I believe the family will be more stable because I have already This is the biggest difference in my daily life."
Bonface's family
access_time 6 years ago
Bonface received a $538 initial payment.
"Without GD, I wouldn't have enrolled in college because I couldn't afford it. This is the biggest difference in my daily life because I believe that education is power and I also believe that after clearing college I'll be able to get a good paying job which will enable to meet my needs without any challenges."
Fredrivk's family
access_time 6 years ago
Fredrivk received a $22 seventh payment.
"I want to share the little I get by paying school fees and to buy building materials which I will use to build a new kitchen. We have been cooking outside our house since our house is too small to accommodate cooking space and this is risky especially at night. The kitchen will also serve as sleeping place for my children."
Christine's family
access_time 6 years ago
Christine received a $232 initial payment.
"I have a new goal of clearing my children's school fee balance so that they can have enough time for their studies and with this, I believe they will better compared to the times they sent back home for school fees."