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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Daniel's family
access_time 6 years ago
Daniel received a $253 second payment.
"I expect my life to change for better health wise and have a fruitful life since I have been ailing for quite a while. I want to live a good and a healthy life with my family."
Bona's family
access_time 6 years ago
Bona received a $441 second payment.
"The difference is am able to build my own house and move out of renting."
Doroka's family
access_time 6 years ago
Doroka received a $459 initial payment.
"I felt very happy because I had never got such a big amount of money."
Lucia's family
access_time 6 years ago
Lucia enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in my life difficulty in meeting my medical bills. I have been struggling to raise money for my medication since I fractured my leg."
Elizabeth's family
access_time 6 years ago
Elizabeth received a $23 eighth payment.
"In the next six months l expect to have finish plastering my house."
Leonida's family
access_time 6 years ago
Leonida received a $23 seventh payment.
"In the next six months I expect to shall have plastered the floor of my house hence I will be able to have a clean and comfortable environment to stay in."
Joshua's family
access_time 6 years ago
Joshua received a $23 seventh payment.
"I expect to shall have built a house for my late first wife as a sign of remembrance and also last respect as well ."
Benjamin's family
access_time 6 years ago
Benjamin received a $252 second payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have bought my wife a sewing machine hence she will be in a position of running her own business. My permanent house will also be complete hence staying in a nice place."
Polline's family
access_time 6 years ago
Polline received a $252 second payment.
"I don't expect my life to change in the next six months."
Patrisia's family
access_time 6 years ago
Patrisia received a $23 seventh payment.
"I am planning to buy livestock to rear so that I can get milk for consumption or financial security during emergencies."