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.
Anna's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Anna received a $472 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now own two bulls that have changed my status in the community. I will soon use these bulls for ploughing land ready for cultivation. Previously, I would dig using the hand hoe."
Christine's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Christine received a $546 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that now I can sleep soundly having no worries about tomorrow and what my children eats. I am a single mother and all my children depend on me for provision and sometimes its hard to get casual jobs to have money for food.When I got GD's money I bought a sack of maize and now my children can eat well."
Benjamin's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Benjamin received a $253 initial payment.
"I do motorcycling taxi business but I do not have my own motorcycle,so my new goal is to purchase my own."
Naaman's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Naaman received a $23 fourth payment.
"I am planning to open ashop business that will enable me get sustainable income hence I can get more money to enable me a achieve my other goals."
Caroline's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Caroline received a $235 initial payment.
"I expect to rent a piece of land for gfarming so that I can get good harvest next season."
Emma's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Emma received a $472 initial payment.
"The moment i received the transfer i felt so happy in my heart."
Siprosa's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Siprosa received a $23 fourth payment.
"My life is currently different because I have monthly income and I do not find any difficulty in paying school for my son who is in Secondary School"
Ronis's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Ronis received a $546 initial payment.
"The biggest difference is that now we have our own cow. We get milk for use from our own cow and can not spent more cash on buying milk."
James's family
access_time over 6 years ago
James received a $23 fourth payment.
"I have no new goal because I am still working on my previous goal of putting up my own home."
Purity's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Purity received a $23 fourth payment.
"My new goal now is that I want to buy a cow,which will be possible after saving monthly a part of the payments."