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.
Caren's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Caren received a $466 third payment.
"What GD does well is that it concentrate its activities on the poor. At the moment I'm not aware of what GD doesn't do well."
Janipher's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Janipher received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have maize for my family to eat. "
Jecinta's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Jecinta received a $466 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer to buy sand, cement ans also paid laborers who renovated my house from mud to plastered. I bought tow steel windows and window panes which I have fixed on my house and the remaining amount, I spent to dig a pit latrine in my compound and also bought food for my family."
Katirini's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Katirini received a $401 third payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer because I now sleep well in a much better house, we feed well at home, and I am able to pay school fees for my 3 children. "
Milton's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Milton received a $401 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on a house, business and school fees. I used my transfer to finish my house because my second transfer was insufficient. I also started up a glossary business for me to be able to earn a daily income and I paid school fees for my 5 children."
Alice's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Alice received a $466 third payment.
"I spent most of my third transfer to pay bribe to secure a job for my child and the remaining amount, I spent to buy a sack of maize for consumption and also hired a tractor to plough my lands"
Charles's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Charles received a $466 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer to buy iron sheets, timber and nails which I have used to build my house and the remaining, I spent to buy plastic chairs which are easily movable"
Esther's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Esther received a $466 third payment.
"My life is different in that, I now live in a beautiful house which is plastered and no longer have to look for cowdung to smear my house. This was possible due to the transfer"
Florence's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Florence received a $466 third payment.
"I used a portion of the transfer to pay my three children school fee. I used a portion of the remaining transfer to expand my retail shop. I also purchased foodstuffs for family consumption with the rest of the money. "
Jane's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Jane received a $466 third payment.
"What GD does well is that it doesn't restrict us on how to spend the money. Apart from that, GD doesn't demand any token from the beneficiaries. As at now, I'm not sure what GD doesn't do well."