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.
Serfina's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Serfina received a $620 second payment.
"Having a spacious decent house which I never anticipated is the difference that I have gained in my life , before life was hard since my previous house could leak when it rained of which ment the six of my family members could to stay up at the safest point of the house and this affected our productivities espacially of my children's."
Joyce's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Joyce enrolled.
"Receiving this money means buying livestock and facilitating my children's education by buying books, pens and school uniform for them."
Sam's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Sam enrolled.
"Receiving this money means building an iron roof house for my family."
Clement's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Clement received a $465 third payment.
"I used the whole of my third transfer to acquire a piece of land that we are planning to build our home and relocate to. Where we live currently, in my father's home, is very congested since there is no space for expansion. And since I would like to carry out farming, I would need more space for that before the year ends."
Betty's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Betty enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i faced in life is falling sick for long,this was costly and I ended up selling all my six goasts to help raise money for treatment, so currently my family is surving on causal Labouring and small "omena" business. "
Agnes's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Agnes enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i face is lack of money for purchasing a piece of land to cultivate, so I do not get enough harvests every year. My family therefore sturves some day's."
Eriakimu's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Eriakimu enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i faced in life is ,at one point i was bewitched . This made me suffer alot and i ended up selling part of the land inorder to raise money for treatment."
Esironi's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Esironi received a $455 second payment.
"My life is different than if i never received the money because i have been able to marry a wife, i have also acquired land which i will cultivate when it rains."
Solomon's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Solomon received a $455 second payment.
"My life is different in that i have been able to marry my wife and acquire an acre of land unlike before when i just had a small plot of land."
Suzan's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Suzan received a $454 second payment.
"Before my life was badly off but these transfers helped my family alot. I am now healthy and my well being has greatly improved. I had a long-term back illness which I was able to treat with the cash transfers that I was sent."