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.
Magoaline's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Magoaline enrolled.
"Paying school fees for my son in high school is such a daunting task given my meagre income."
Hellen's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Hellen enrolled.
"I have had so much difficulty in paying school fees for my son due to the very little money I get from vending charcoal. Besides this, we hardly get food and other necessities for our upkeep."
Willis's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Willis enrolled.
"My wife and I run a small business that earns us some money for our needs, however this is never enough as most of the times we have had to close it down for lack of money to stabilize it."
Belinder's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Belinder enrolled.
"My house has a leaking roof hence it rains on me virtually every time it rains."
Jacquline's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Jacquline enrolled.
"Having to pay school fees for my child who will be finalizing his secondary education this year. "
Jackline's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Jackline enrolled.
"Receiving this money means a lot to me. I will be able to establish my own homestead since I am the eldest daughter in law, and culturally, the other daughters in law cannot be able to build their homes ahead of me. I also hope to buy some furniture and plaster the house I ll have built."
Jane's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Jane received a $97 initial payment.
"I felt very happy because now I'm able to provide basic need for my family."
Linda's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Linda received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment when I received my money I was very happy and in good moods because I knew we would accomplish our most immediate goal as a family (construction of a new house)."
Judith's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Judith enrolled.
"The biggest hardship in my life is how to buy construction materials and build a house in my own compound."
Rebecca's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Rebecca received a $97 initial payment.
"I was on my way to the stream to fetch water when I saw the message, I shouted in with joy and went back home to inform my husband who also got off his seat and started dancing around the house."