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.
Agnes's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Agnes enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to buy building materials which include iron sheets and bags of cement to be used in building my new house. I will spend part of it on paying school fees for my two daughters who are in secondary school and the rest on establishing a sugar cane farm. "
Wilfrida's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Wilfrida enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is the difficulty in feeding myself. I am physically disabled thus I cannot engage in any income generating activity to earn a living."
Gideon's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Gideon received a $476 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that i now sleep well on a good mattress and when i buy my bulls i will be in position to plough my land in time unlike before when i had to work in people's gardens so that i can be given bulls."
Nicholas's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Nicholas enrolled.
"There was complication during the birth of my first born child which ended up needing special attention. This led to rise in her medical bills beyond my ability to pay and as a result, I had to sell a piece of my already small land to cater for the bill. This reduced the size of my arable land under cultivation. For me this is the biggest hardship I've ever experienced. "
Cornelia's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Cornelia received a $254 initial payment.
"In the next six months,I expect to have expect my life to have changed for the better. My son will be in school and I will have a piece of mind."
Erick's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Erick received a $236 initial payment.
"My life is currently different because these transfers have improved my living standard faster than I thought."
Grace's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Grace received a $235 initial payment.
"In the next six months,I expect my life to have changed for the better. I will have piece of mind. I will no longer have to worry anymore."
Jeremiah's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Jeremiah received a $253 initial payment.
"I have new goal to buy and.I have found a half an acre of land that is on sale.I also intent to save for my children education.I will soon start a hotel business."
Ismael's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Ismael received a $473 initial payment.
"The moment I received my transfer I became very happy."
Debrah's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Debrah received a $473 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that as a household we now own a motorcycle, my husband rides it for business and its already bringing money to the household."