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.
Daniel's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Daniel enrolled.
"Maintaining my household with basic needs"
Dinah's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Dinah received a $236 initial payment.
"Receiving these transfer, I expect that I would have started a business and buy a cow ."
Namulinda's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Namulinda enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i have faced in my life is lack of a strategic location for my business. I just move whenever called by a recipient since i dont have anywhere to be found."
Josephine's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Josephine enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is lack of enough money to cater for my household daily needs."
Lydia's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Lydia enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is lack of enough money to buy livestock for my child."
Sila's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Sila received a $477 third payment.
"I spent most of the third transfer to pay school fee arrears for my children who are in secondary school after they have stayed home for so long because of the arrears . The remaining l spent to buy cow bull for farming this will save me from using my own hands to work on my farm as l used to do before."
Shirlyn's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Shirlyn received a $477 third payment.
"I spent most of the third transfer to buy building materials as l am planning to build my own home being that l am still staying at my parent in-law's home where l am not comfortable to do my development. The remaining balance l spent to start a business of selling fish which is now doing well because l always get enough profit that certain me with my family."
Rose's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Rose received a $477 third payment.
"I spent most of the third transfer to buy two dairy cows this will save me from spending money to buying milk from my neighbors in future and l will also sell it to them too now that l have my own cows. The remaining balance l spent to plaster my house since l was also longing to mop my house like other people does in our village."
Mercy's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Mercy received a $477 third payment.
"I spent most of the third transfer to pay labour for building a spacious comfortable house being that l had already bought building materials with the second transfer, l also spent the transfer to pay school fee arrears for my child who is in secondary when she was almost dropping out of school. The remaining balance l spent to buy goat for my future use as l am planning to sell it in future and use the money to pay school fee."
Pelinah's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Pelinah enrolled.
"Am going to buy bulls that are going to help our family in Agriculture so that our food production output is high."