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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Esther's family
access_time 6 years ago
Esther enrolled.
"Receiving this money is a means of helping me to build my permanent house then the balance i will use for buying the beddings."
Justine's family
access_time 6 years ago
Justine received a $466 initial payment.
"The moment I received my first cash transfer, I felt so happy."
Elizabeth's family
access_time 6 years ago
Elizabeth received a $23 eighth payment.
"In the next six months to come, I expected my life to be happier than now since I will be having higher income from my farming hence will have a better living standards."
Esther's family
access_time 6 years ago
Esther enrolled.
"Receiving this money means I will be able to pay school fees for my children, build an iron roofed house. "
Charles's family
access_time 6 years ago
Charles enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is the sickness of my children.My child suffered from meningitis and the other has problem with eyes .so I have spent a lot of money that has made me involved in debts."
Anna's family
access_time 6 years ago
Anna enrolled.
"Receiving this money means building iron roofed house since the one we currently use as a family is in bad condition. "
Simon's family
access_time 6 years ago
Simon enrolled.
"Receiving this money means i will buy cattle for ploughing and the balance i recover my lent out garden. "
Martha's family
access_time 6 years ago
Martha enrolled.
"Receiving this money means i will renovate my house then some i will buy food given my weak condition."
Jesca's family
access_time 6 years ago
Jesca enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of enough support for my survival especially when it comes to meeting basic life needs."
Jenifer's family
access_time 6 years ago
Jenifer enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i have faced is shortage of land. This has affected my agricultural outputs."