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.
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Timothy's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Timothy enrolled.
"In 2014 when I was in form 2, my parents could not manage to raise my school fees because my Younger sister was also joining form one and so I had to stay at home for the whole term. This is the biggest hardship have faced in my life"
Robert's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Robert enrolled.
"The proudest achievement in my life is my poultry farming, I can selling upto 30 eggs in a day, this has enabled me feed my family "
Joseph's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Joseph enrolled.
"The achievement I'm proudest of is when I got double profit when I was doing my business-buying and selling cows. I used the profit I got to build my house and buy my land"
Joyce's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Joyce received a $479 third payment.
"I spent the cash transfer on buying new iron sheets and also paid the workers who were building my house. I am now proud of owning a three bedroom house."
Michael's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Michael received a $479 third payment.
"I spent part of my third transfer on building a decent spacious house since the previous one was grass thatched and small that could leak during rainning seasons, hence uncomfortable but righ now I feel good because I nolonger worry whenever it rains. I also bought two goats that have already given birth. I plan to sell some of them sell later on and use the money on paying people who will help out in farm work."
Judith's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Judith received a $480 third payment.
"I spent the transfer to pay contractors to build a new house as i had an old house,bought a cow for rearing and the rest i bought my son iron sheets to build himself a house as he did not have one."
Joseph's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Joseph received a $236 initial payment.
"My new goal is to to complete construction of the rental house that had stalled due to lack of funds( we already resumed the construction using my wife's transfer)"
Elsah's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Elsah received a $479 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on purchasing building materials like sand, cement, windows, doors and window panes which I used in renovating my house which had a weak door with no windows. I also bought uniforms for my two children who had old ones and paid school their school fees."
James's family
access_time over 6 years ago
James received a $479 third payment.
"I spent the transfer to buy a cow for rearing to give us milk,bought building materials to renovate my roof as the timber had decayed, paid contractors and the rest i bought food for family consumption."
Alice's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Alice received a $477 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer in clearing school fees arrears for my children because I had a huge fee balance and I did not want them to be sent home for fee.I also build a latrine because we did not have one and we had been sharing with my neighbor."