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.
Clara's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Clara received a $23 second payment.
"I expect to have finished constructing and equipping my house in the next six months."
Wilkister's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Wilkister received a $23 initial payment.
"My life is currently different as i receive transfers every month and i am now able to join a women's self help group to save and build myself a kitchen."
Eunice's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Eunice received a $23 second payment.
"My life is currently different from the way it would have been if I never received the money in that the money has opened my eyes and I'm now more focused to invest for the future."
Susan's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Susan received a $4 initial payment.
"I do not have any other new goals apart from my previous goals that were to pay my children's fees and build myself a permanent house as well as furnishing it."
Johnstone's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Johnstone received a $23 second payment.
"My goal is to buy more stock for my business, this has come after I got the transfer and realize a good profit which I save to buy more stock."
Daisy's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Daisy received a $4 initial payment.
"I expect to have improved my poultry farming in the next six months."
Emilly's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Emilly received a $476 third payment.
"I spent the larger part of my third transfer on buying a water pump to boost my family's commercial vegetable farming business and now despite the drought my farm produce are not affected at all as I can water them with ease as opposed to before . I also hired a piece of land to plant rice for sell."
Peter's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Peter received a $476 third payment.
"I spent the larger part of my third transfer paying a dowry for my son and now I am relieved from the worry of my daughter - in -law taking my grandchildren away from me due to the inability of customary marrying her ,part of the transfer I also cultivated my farm and bought food too."
Benjamin's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Benjamin received a $470 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in daily life is that i have been able to solve many problems that i have been facing. I also got my own plot of land."
Stella's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Stella enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i am faced with is inadequacy of money to expand my business."