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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Martha's family
access_time 6 years ago
Martha received a $464 initial payment.
"I felt so happy at that moment, I clapped my hands and I appreciated God and GD for the assistance granted to me."
Jamawa's family
access_time 6 years ago
Jamawa received a $446 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been because before i used to wake up thinking of what to eat and feed my children but ever since i received the transfer, every other day i am sure of my children having what to eat because i am able to grow enough food for us."
Martha's family
access_time 6 years ago
Martha enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I've faced in my life is taking care of my disabled granchild after a failed marriage. We have tried all possible ways to get him better health care but the situation is still the same. He is 4 years old now, and neither can he talk nor walk. It is hearbreaking to have a vulnerable child in the family."
Stephen's family
access_time 6 years ago
Stephen enrolled.
"When I wake up in the morning, I have breakfast. I go to work at a construction site where I have been called. I work upto 5:00pm in the evening and I head back home. When I get to the house, I take a bath, while I relax with my family. I then take supper then I sleep. When I am not at work, I normally visit my friends, or I spend my time at video entertainment shops to watch movies. On Saturdays I play basketball to keep fit and on Sundays I go to church and visit friends. In my free time, I enjoy watching movies and reading novels."
Geofrey's family
access_time 6 years ago
Geofrey enrolled.
"I will spend my transfers to go back to school to study 'Mobile Phones Applications and Games Development'. It is a short course that will be a good investment for me as the 'Mobile phones applications development' market is not flooded yet. I also have interest in developing mobile applications. Secondly I will invest in a new T-shirt printing business. This I will also collaborate with some members of my group, Edart. Finally, I will spend my transfers to assist my mother with her daily needs back in my rural home."
Elizabeth's family
access_time 6 years ago
Elizabeth enrolled.
"My ambition is to grow my clothes business to a point where I will supply bales of clothes to other re-sellers."
Sharon's family
access_time 6 years ago
Sharon enrolled.
"My brother in law's state of health is the biggest hardship I have faced in my life.His spinal cord got injured after he got involved in a motorcycle accident 2 years ago.He spent almost 3 months in an internsive care unit which really drained us financially as a family.It saddens me whenever i think of the fact that he will remain bedridden for the rest of his life and his dreams were cut short."
Daniel's family
access_time 6 years ago
Daniel received a $23 eighth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have bought goats which I can sell incase of emergencies."
Beatrice's family
access_time 6 years ago
Beatrice received a $45 fourth payment.
"My new goal is to start a business so as to get income since currently, I depend on my husband which is sometimes uncomfortable especially when he had bad moods."
Susan's family
access_time 6 years ago
Susan received a $475 third payment.
"I spent the whole of the transfer to put up my own home since l was staying at my in-law's home where l was not free to do my development such as cattle keeping."