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.
Joseph's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Joseph enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I am facing in life is poor shelter. My current house is old and weak. I am afraid that it might fall on me any time."
Daisy's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Daisy enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is that I depend on casual jobs and sometimes I get little money which is not enough to provide basic needs for my family."
Justine's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Justine enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life was lack capital to invest in sugar cane farming. I have to work for my neighbors who pay me very little money that can not cater for my family's needs like food and education. If I could be doing farming my life would have been better. "
Dorcas's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Dorcas enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I am facing currently is being unable to pay my dowry. I am the first born in our family and according to our custom I am supposed to be married legally. This has lowered my self esteem in our family. "
Richard's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Richard enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in my life is that getting food to feed my family is a challenge as I depend on casual labour for income and at times it is not easy to find while mostly it pays very little. "
Wilikista's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Wilikista enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in my life is that I have a child in secondary school who requires school fees and the fact that I am a widow, it is difficult for me to raise school fees for him."
Kennedy's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Kennedy enrolled.
"Receiving this money means a lot to me. I am planning to buy a piece of land, build a house on it then I will also do farming which will ensure food security in my family."
Alfred's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Alfred received a $254 initial payment.
"I expect to start building our house soonest. I am planning on buying building materials in portions. so I can start building without running short of building materials."
Phiona's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Phiona received a $473 initial payment.
"The moment I recieved my money I became very happy."
Shelly's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Shelly received a $236 initial payment.
"I have no bedding so I am planning to buy."