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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Mohamed's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Mohamed received a $545 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I cemented my house and it looks good."
Emmily's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Emmily received a $545 initial payment.
"The moment I received the money I felt very happy because people had said it was a lie buy then I knew it wasnt a lie."
Mary's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I am facing in life is unreliable source of income. I depend on casual labor that is unpredictable and pays very little. This makes it difficult to provide for my family including paying school fees for my grandchildren."
Grace's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Grace enrolled.
"Receiving this money means restoring back the gardens that I hired out and educating my children. "
Jane's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Jane enrolled.
"We used to own cows but due to lack of School fees, we sold almost all of them in order to meet School expenses. Therefore, I am planning to buy other cows to help sustain my family since I have only one cow remaining."
Martha's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Martha enrolled.
"Receiving this money means I will buy household items that I am lacking and opening up a drug shop ."
Jenifer's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Jenifer enrolled.
"Receiving this money means I will build iron roofed house and educating my children. "
John's family
access_time over 6 years ago
John enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is inadequacy of money to take care of my needs."
Wesley's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Wesley enrolled.
"This money is of immeasurable importance to me and my family. Receiving this money means that we shall have (buy) our own cow. Accordingly, we shall have a reliable source of milk for household consumption, while selling the surplus to attain additional income. Hence, we will save a lot of money that we could otherwise use to buy milk."
Betty's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Betty enrolled.
"Receiving this money means, I will start up business of selling shoes"