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 over 7 years ago
Mary received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that I am now staying in a plastered house. I had ruled out this as I knew I would never get the money to do it. I am so happy. "
Rose's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Rose received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that currently, I live with a lot of self-esteem since I have acquired a bigger house that accommodates my household members more comfortably. My former one could cause me a lot of embarrassments when visited by friends since they could not get a space to sit."
Rose's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Rose received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is having enrolled my daughter in college so she'll finally achieve her dreams. I also have the hopes of soon building a new house because I already have iron sheets."
Amina's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Amina received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that am now hopeful of cultivating my farms without paying for an oxen plough as before because I now have an ox which add to a neighbour's oxen then cultivate for free. My children are also studying with clean energy at night now that I have a solar lamp, unlike before when they used to get infected by soot from the tin lamps."
Tobias's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Tobias received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I feel relieved and happy because these transfers have simplified my life because I now have a steady source of income thanks to the transfers that enabled me expand my groceries shop business."
David's family
access_time over 7 years ago
David received a $484 second payment.
"I am no longer worried of my children seeking for a sleeping place in my neighbors house which was so risky because I now have a spacious house that accommodates us all. This is the biggest difference in my daily life."
Millicent's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Millicent received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, l am now staying in a very stable house where l do not need to worry when it is raining."
Michael's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Michael received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have cemented my house into semi-permanent one for a mud house and now my family and I we no longer get exposed to dust and insect infestations like jiggers."
Kerinah's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Kerinah received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I now live in a beautiful plastered house because I nolonger have to worry about repairing my house using cowdung on a monthly basis to make it look good and also am no longer worried about jiggers attacking my family like it has always been when the floor was made of mud. Thank you GD for the transfer."
Eunice's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Eunice received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment when I received my money I felt grateful to God and GD since I visualized the end of spending nights inside a leaking house during rainy seasons (this has been our life for long due to insufficient family income) has come to an end, thank you very much."