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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Ayubu's family
access_time 6 years ago
Ayubu received a $441 second payment.
"I have a new home which I never had before. I bought a plot of land which I didn't have before. Am so grateful to GD. "
Florence's family
access_time 6 years ago
Florence received a $459 initial payment.
"I was so happy and filled with lots of joy for receiving money from GD."
Paul's family
access_time 6 years ago
Paul enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I currently face is difficulty in supporting my household in terms of paying fees. I do not have job or income generating activities for the past four years ago since I lost my job."
Joyce's family
access_time 6 years ago
Joyce enrolled.
"When i receive this money, i will build an iron sheets house and buy some cows to help in agriculture."
Roseline's family
access_time 6 years ago
Roseline received a $253 second payment.
"I hope that my livestock will have grown enough to fetch more money so that I can sell them and buy a cow."
Fredrick's family
access_time 6 years ago
Fredrick enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is being the sole breadwinner in the family and I have to pay fees to my siblings and buy food for my family and the mandatory daily submission of motor bike hire costs, its real hard moreso during rainy seasons that weather affects our operations, at times I am never able to meet my family obligations."
Paul's family
access_time 6 years ago
Paul received a $459 initial payment.
"I feel so strong nowadays because I feed on anything that my heart desires since I'm a sick person living with HIV/AIDS."
Martine's family
access_time 6 years ago
Martine received a $459 initial payment.
"I felt so happy when I received my first transfer."
Pulsikira's family
access_time 6 years ago
Pulsikira received a $459 initial payment.
"Happiness is my greatest change in my daily life. I have been able to buy food because I used to live with hunger, I was also sleeping poorly but now I have a bed and a good mattress plus bed sheets."
Stella's family
access_time 6 years ago
Stella enrolled.
"Receiving this money is a mean of helping me to get money for buying more land for farming."