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.
Samwel's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Samwel received a $23 seventh payment.
"I expect my life to change in that I will have bought a calf."
Elijah's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Elijah received a $23 seventh payment.
"I expect my life to change in that I will not be doing some casual work anymore since I will be concentrating with horticultural farming."
Eunice's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Eunice received a $23 seventh payment.
"I expect my life to change in that I will have constructed a chicken pen and also bought a sheep."
Jimmy's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Jimmy enrolled.
"Receiving this money means a lot to me. I will use it to help my wife expand her business. She sells cereals at the local market. This will help us to increase our income. "
Julius's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Julius enrolled.
"Receiving this money means a rekindled hope in my life. I am planning to buy a donkey so as to start a maize vending business. I am going to leverage on the nearby open air markets and towns. I also intend to add a second dairy cow to my paddock as this will see my two children through school and provide a meal for my family. "
Tabitha's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Tabitha enrolled.
"After completing my primary school education in 2012, my parents refused to take me to secondary education under the guise of lack of finances. This was not true because my younger siblings have been taken through school. After that I would become a maid for the subsequent 4 years. This is the biggest hardship I have faced in my life. However, I would save the little I could get from the informal employment and now I have a small businesses of my own. I am a renown fruit vendor in the village. "
Eucabeth's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Eucabeth enrolled.
"Receiving this money means a big breakthrough for me as I am going to be able to use the transfer in building a new house, pay school fees to my sons who are in high school form two and three respectively. I will buy a cow so that I get milk both for family use and sale to meet my other needs."
Judith's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Judith enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I shall be able to buy furniture that my guests shall be able to sit on. I will also use part of the money to start small shop keeping business."
Joseph's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Joseph enrolled.
"Receiving this money means a big financial relief to my household and I. I am planning to spend it on expanding my business that deals on second hand shoes. Through this, my household income will be diversified. "
Julius's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Julius enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in my life is my inability to meet my medical bills as well as paying fees for my children. I currently do not have job hence unable to support my family."