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.
Mary's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Mary received a $474 third payment.
"I spent most of my last transfer to build my own home since l was still staying at my in law's home. I also spent the transfer to buy fishing net which l am using for fishing and to get my income. The remaining balance l spent to buy furniture."
Gilbert's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Gilbert received a $474 third payment.
"I spent most of the last transfer to buy fishing net as my source of income since l am using it for fishing. I also spent the transfer to pay school fee for my sister who is in secondary school. The remaining balance l spent to buy one bag of maize for consumption."
Joseph's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Joseph received a $23 second payment.
"My life is currently different in that I am more at ease and I live with hope. I can afford things that otherwise I would not have been able to buy. My family is also well taken care of because we can now afford a well balanced diet."
Jane's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Jane received a $23 second payment.
"My life currently is different since I nolonger miss any of the days meals. "
Jane's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Jane received a $5 initial payment.
"My new goal is to save these transfers or to take a loan from my women group so that I can open a boutique next to my hotel. This will be a source of more income for me."
Sarah's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Sarah received a $5 initial payment.
"My life is currently different from how it would have been had I never received the transfer because I now have a phone and I can communicate with my family members unlike before when I did not have a phone"
Johnson's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Johnson received a $448 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if i never received the money in that am happy and stress free because this money enabled me to acquire many things that i did not have."
Betty's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Betty received a $466 initial payment.
"The biggest differebce in my life is that i am able to plough my gardens in time because i have my own seeds,my own oxen for plaughing and my garden that i hired,previoysly i did not have any of this and i used to go begging from those who had and this would make me not to plough in time. I bought my bicycle and movement from one place to the other is now easy,I used to walk long distances and movement was so hard."
Mary's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Mary received a $466 initial payment.
"When i received my first transfer, I felt so happy."
Surubaberi's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Surubaberi received a $466 initial payment.
"The moment i received my money I became so excited."