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.
Brenda's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Brenda enrolled.
"Receiving this money means i will be able to start up abusiness of selling clothes to better my standards of living."
Christine's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Christine enrolled.
"Receiving this money means building a visitors' house in my compound. I also intend to buy livestock to rear, buy a piece of land to boost my agricultural activities."
Risper's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Risper received a $486 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I can now get time to attend to my other chores like farming without any worries of the rains destroying the house, unlike before when I dedicated most of my time to the frequent repairs of the house."
Carolyne's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Carolyne received a $428 initial payment.
"I felt very happy when I received my money since it was my first time receiving such kind of money."
Bosco's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Bosco enrolled.
"Receiving this money will help me to invest in to agriculture. This will help to improve the standards of living of my family through modern agriculture. "
Tabisa's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Tabisa enrolled.
"Receiving this money is going to help me to build a permanent house for my family .and the balance I will use for opening my business of selling smoked fish. which will help my house to generate more income even if GD program is closed in my village ."
Francis's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Francis enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is poverty. This made me to drop out of school .and now struggling with life just doing small business of selling raw potatoes ,which is not profitable. "
Charles's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Charles enrolled.
"Receiving this money is a great blessing.This is because my household will be owning cattle and ox plough that we have never owned before.This can generate for my family more money when we hire it out and also help us in tilling our farm land."
Jane's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Jane enrolled.
"The biggest hardship which I faced was the sickness of my son which took all the money which I saved for his treatment."
Jennifer's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Jennifer enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i face is lack of money for Educating my daughter who had passed to senior one last year ,so I made her to repeat primary seven."