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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Margret's family
access_time 6 years ago
Margret enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is lack of enough money to invest in buying a plot of land for my children.This has frustrated my plans for them."
Jesca's family
access_time 6 years ago
Jesca enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is lack of enough money to invest in livestock farming."
Betty's family
access_time 6 years ago
Betty enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is lack of enough money to pay school fee for my daughter who I doing a course."
Berita's family
access_time 6 years ago
Berita enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that my household will be able to afford constructing an iron roof house. This will not only provide shelter but also help our household harvest rain water."
Jenifer's family
access_time 6 years ago
Jenifer enrolled.
"My plan is to buy land with the money. I do not have land to cultivate, so this transfers will enable me buy land."
David's family
access_time 6 years ago
David enrolled.
"Receiving this money means to buy animals. My plan is to use the transfers for buying cows that can be a source of income. I will be selling them onces they multiply to give me money for providing basic needs like clothes, beddings food and treatment. "
Erisama's family
access_time 6 years ago
Erisama enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is lack of money for completing my house under poor condtions."
Maryann's family
access_time 6 years ago
Maryann received a $23 eighth payment.
"I am planning to complete furnishing my house with some of the savings that I will receive so that I can live in decent house."
William's family
access_time 6 years ago
William received a $23 eighth payment.
"I hope to save some of these transfers so that I can buy a goat as a way of investing part of the money."
Everline's family
access_time 6 years ago
Everline received a $253 second payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have constructed a deent house."