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.
Humphrey's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Humphrey received a $23 second payment.
"Currently,I am able to budget, save,and have future plans which could not happen had I never received the transfers because the little I earned could all be spent in day."
Pamela's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Pamela received a $478 third payment.
"I used the cash transfer to pay school fees for my children in addition to doing repairs to my old house. I also bought two goats and one sheep that are still in existence to date."
Pamela's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Pamela received a $23 second payment.
"In the next six months,I will have moved from this grass-thatched house to an iron-roofed one because I will use the transfers to buy the remaining materials and pay the construction workers.This will earn me respect in the society ."
Betty's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Betty enrolled.
"My plan is to build a better permanent ironroofed house. The current house is semi permanent and can get spoilt any time."
Catherine's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Catherine enrolled.
"Receiving this money means establishing an iron roofed shelter for my cattle. Part of this house will also act as, a store for my agricultural products."
Robert's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Robert enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i face lack of money to buy a cow and pay fees for my children in Aminit high school."
Johnbosco's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Johnbosco enrolled.
"Receiving this money means starting an animal farm. I intend to use this money to buy sheep and goats to rear, as an additional source of income for my household."
Florence's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Florence received a $478 third payment.
"I built a new kitchen, I bought a new fridge and finally paid school fees for my children. By the time I got this money, I had no kitchen, and that is why I opted to build one. In addition to that, I normally sell fruit juice and I really needed a fridge to preserve my products that I normally sell to my customers out of which I make a living."
Fredrick's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Fredrick received a $478 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer to clear fee balance for my child who is in secondary school.I also bought clothes for myself because I have stayed for very long time without buying clothes so the ones I had were too old.In addition I bought maize and household items for family consumption."
Domnic's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Domnic received a $479 third payment.
"I used the cash transfer to invest in my business. I bought a motorbike that I use to ferry passengers to different areas. I am happy to own this motorbike because it helps me in feeding my family."