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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Joseph's family
access_time 6 years ago
Joseph received a $23 eighth payment.
"I am planning to take a loan from the group to renovate my house and I am sure that in six months time, the projects will be over and my family will be living in a better house."
James's family
access_time 6 years ago
James received a $23 eighth payment.
"I hope that we will be able to save enough money by then as a family to start a business for my wife who is a housewife at the moment so that she can also contribute to the family budget. This will reduce the strain on my side and my children will well be taken care of."
Zeddy's family
access_time 6 years ago
Zeddy received a $525 second payment.
"My life different than it would have been if I never received the transfer, I used to buy milk before and it was costly for me, but now I no longer buy milk and we were also living in a small house which was not enough to host all my family members but now we have a better spacious house."
Joseph's family
access_time 6 years ago
Joseph received a $23 eighth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have constructed an iron roof house to replace the current grass thatched house I have."
Anna's family
access_time 6 years ago
Anna received a $466 initial payment.
"The moment I received the transfer, I felt happy ."
Zaituna's family
access_time 6 years ago
Zaituna received a $466 initial payment.
"The moment I received the transfer I became so happy."
Dorca's family
access_time 6 years ago
Dorca received a $23 eighth payment.
"In the next six months l expect to have plastered my house."
Hellen's family
access_time 6 years ago
Hellen enrolled.
"Receiving this money means investing in buying land and oxen for farming. "
Rose's family
access_time 6 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"Receiving this money means investing in farming. I intend to use this money for buying livestock for farming."
Mwalimu's family
access_time 6 years ago
Mwalimu enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of a reliable source of income. Today, I am separated from my wife because I can not afford to pay her dowry. "