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.
Lucy's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Lucy received a $23 fifth payment.
"I expect my life to change in that I will have bought a cow and will be in the process of buying the water tank."
John's family
access_time over 6 years ago
John received a $445 initial payment.
"My life is so fresh and brighter. I did not have enough money to do what I had but now I can access what I want for instance I acquired oxen which have made agriculture very possible for me. I also sleep on a comfortable compared to the past when I was sleeping on a mat. Life was really difficult in the past."
Janet's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Janet received a $445 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I felt happy because I had got money that was going to help me out off my current situation of rejection."
Florence's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Florence received a $445 initial payment.
"The moment i recieved my money, i felt so happy that i decided to withdraw after two days, because i was difficult to believe i had received such an amount of money."
Robert's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Robert received a $23 fifth payment.
"I expect my life to change in that I will have improved in my farming practices and will have planted beans in my farm."
Hadijah's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Hadijah received a $445 initial payment.
"I became very happy and relieved because I knew my life was never going to be the same again."
Kipsang's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Kipsang received a $23 fifth payment.
"I expect that in the next six months, we will be living a better lifestyle and eating well; enough and healthy food. I also expect to be more financially stable then."
Margret's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Margret received a $445 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is having received money with no stings attached. Which money has helped me to get back my land that I will use to cultivate commercially and generate more money to keep my children in school."
Effine's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Effine received a $545 initial payment.
"The moment when I received my money I felt so happy then later I thought I need to thank God first before doing anything, so I then thanked God for the money."
Patrick's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Patrick received a $445 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is happiness, and my family now feeds better than before when we could at times go a week without a good meal."