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.
Janeth's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Janeth enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i have faced is losing my spouse in the year 2000.At that time my children were still young and hence I had to shoulder all family responsibilities on my own and this was a very difficult period"
Mutai's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Mutai received a $27 initial payment.
"I have an intention of improving my farming using the transfer because i even use the previous transfer to lease a farm."
Rimond's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Rimond received a $637 second payment.
"My life has drastically change in that , before my peer could tease me for having a wife who I had not paid for her bridal price but now I can walk with head up and chest forward knowing that I have settled the bridal price."
Veronica's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Veronica received a $27 initial payment.
"I would want to build a new house, buy seats to replace the old ones and take one of my sons to college in the next six months."
Dominic's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Dominic enrolled.
"I have been desiring to increase the size of land under cultivation but due to lack of enough money, I have not fulfilled it and that has been the biggest hardship I have faced in life. The money I get from farming is not enough to cater for the needs of my family and to lease another land."
Mercy's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Mercy received a $45 initial payment.
"I would be struggling a lot because my own money could not be enough."
Caroline's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Caroline received a $23 second payment.
"I have faith in my life my life will be better, we currently eat well in my family and I was able to pay school fees without my daughter staying home for long as others are studying."
Esther's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Esther enrolled.
"The achievement I'm proudest of is when I had a very successful dairy farming which enabled me pay school fees for my children"
Carroline's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Carroline received a $478 third payment.
"I decided to spend my money on buying house building materials such as cement, new windows and doors. I had started building a new house but I had not completed the task, that is why I decided to finish the process."
Lilian's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Lilian received a $478 third payment.
"I used the money to pay school fees for my son and the rest was used to buy building materials like new iron sheets and new steel doors."