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.
Sofia's family
access_time 6 years ago
Sofia received a $22 eighth payment.
"I expect my life to be better in the next six months. I expect my children to continue well in school by consistently paying their secondary education."
Rose's family
access_time 6 years ago
Rose received a $22 eighth payment.
"I expect to have started building my house and several building materials will have been bought and already on site. Besides that, my family will be feeding well and my farming activities will also have picked up well."
Janeth's family
access_time 6 years ago
Janeth received a $22 eighth payment.
"I expect to plant maize that will be enough for us for consumption and sale so as to cater for school fee for my children. It is such a disgrace and pain for anybody's children to stay home for lack of fee and even lack of clothing. People normally taunt us especially single mothers. I plan to work hard in farming to ensure the disgrace does not befall me and my children. I encounter bad-mouthing often and I dislike it. I plan to work harder and silence the mockers."
Jactone's family
access_time 6 years ago
Jactone received a $22 eighth payment.
"I expect to have finished plastering the walls of my recently built house. I also anticipate having bought cattle and my wife will have restocked her groceries business."
Winy's family
access_time 6 years ago
Winy received a $22 eighth payment.
"I expect to build a new house in the coming six months. I will buy building materials bit by bit and build. We are currently living in a small hut and I feel we need a better one with iron roofing that is more spacious."
Lornah's family
access_time 6 years ago
Lornah received a $22 eighth payment.
"I expect to start a tailoring business in the next months. I am a trained tailor but I haven't practiced tailoring. I intend to buy a sewing machine."
Stanley's family
access_time 6 years ago
Stanley received a $535 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money I felt so happy because I knew I would be able to pay school fees for my children in secondary school and in college and also to buy food for the family."
Caroline's family
access_time 6 years ago
Caroline received a $22 eighth payment.
"I expect my life to be better in the next six months. I expect to have bought the piece of land and have my own space and land."
Carren's family
access_time 6 years ago
Carren received a $230 initial payment.
"I expect my life to be better in the next six months. I expect to have my own house and space."
Elijah's family
access_time 6 years ago
Elijah enrolled.
"I lost my dear wife to Ulcers back in 2012. This was the greatest challenge for me because I became stressed since I no longer had a partner. My children were still in school at the time and I was therefore forced to leave my small business (buying and selling cows) so that I could educate them and also take care of the family. "