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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Byogero's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Byogero received a $459 initial payment.
"My house is now complete "
Wilyamu's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Wilyamu received a $441 second payment.
"My life has changed and am far better th a before"
Longoire's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Longoire received a $441 second payment.
"I now own land"
Nambwola's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Nambwola received a $441 second payment.
"I have finished building my own house"
Rosemary's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Rosemary received a $23 eighth payment.
"In the next six months l am planing to have started saving for my project of building a new house."
Bitaminsi's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Bitaminsi received a $459 initial payment.
"I was able to touch more than a million shillings which I had never touched before. Am also yet to to graduate from sleeping in a house made of wattle and mud."
Namukose's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Namukose received a $441 second payment.
"I now have a house that I built using the first transfer (token), I now have a plot of land, my capital increased from where it was. I also have household items that I never had before enrolment to GD. "
Babirye's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Babirye received a $441 second payment.
"I now have a house which I did not have before. I now have a cow and going to buy another one. These cows are for milk purposes. Am generally no longer a poor woman like i used to be. "
Thomas's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Thomas enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is lack of a stable job to provide me with a steady income. I do casual jobs and the pay is never guaranteed. The money I get is so little that it cannot cater for my family's needs like paying school fees, feeding and even clothing. "
David's family
access_time over 6 years ago
David enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I shall be able to access some financial aid which will help me to boost my farming activities. Through this aid, my life will positively change since it will contribute towards eradicating poverty from my house."