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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Annet's family
access_time 6 years ago
Annet received a $445 second payment.
"Without GD i wouldn't be able to buy a plot of land and improving my house."
Jentrix's family
access_time 6 years ago
Jentrix received a $253 second payment.
"I expect my life in the next six months because I will have received money that I am saving in a merry go round. I will use this to start a shop business and a petrol pump."
Hillary's family
access_time 6 years ago
Hillary received a $253 second payment.
"My life will be different in the next six months because I will have about three sheep. I will have started my grains business too."
Francis's family
access_time 6 years ago
Francis received a $253 second payment.
"In the next six months , I will be livinga good life than I do because I will have an income from the dairy cow amd the chicken I will be rearing."
Veronica's family
access_time 6 years ago
Veronica received a $23 eighth payment.
"I expect my life to change in that I will have bought two sheep."
Johana's family
access_time 6 years ago
Johana received a $253 second payment.
"My children that have completed college will now be working.They will be stable and I will also eb havinga dairy cow that will be giving me a good income."
Kevin's family
access_time 6 years ago
Kevin received a $23 eighth payment.
"My life will change because I will have started a small scale business that will generate some income and sustain my family going into the future."
Esther's family
access_time 6 years ago
Esther received a $253 second payment.
"My life will have changed because I will have a dairy cow that will earn me an income. I will use this to meet my daily needs as it will guarantee me an income throughout the year."
Joyce's family
access_time 6 years ago
Joyce received a $545 initial payment.
"The moment I received my transfer I felt very happy and immediately woke up. I thought I was the only one but heared people ululuating in hapiness."
Antony's family
access_time 6 years ago
Antony received a $526 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that I have cows of my own and that I have paid school fees for my children."