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.
Angeline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Angeline enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I'm facing currently is on making ends meet,my fish business is not doing very well due to lack of capital."
Agnes's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Agnes enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we are facing currently is on paying rent to our current rental house which is getting expensive as time goes by,this is also coupled with difficultly in making ends meet since we do not have a countious source of income."
Jenipher's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jenipher enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is living without any meaningful source of income. So sometimes I go without food and my children also often go without a lot of the basic things in their lives. "
Susan's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Susan enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is building my own house and buying a few household items like chairs, plates, cutlery and the rest. "
Evalyne's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Evalyne enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of starting my small business of selling groceries from my house. "
Susana's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Susana enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is is going hungry because I don't have enough food in the house and no money to buy any. "
Everlyne's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Everlyne enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of money to pay school fees for my two children, one of whom is in form two, and the other one is in form one. The one in form one is presently at home, having been sent away from school because I have yet to clear his fees for the term. "
Margaret's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Margaret enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is building my own house with money I obtained from a local savings and loaning scheme. "
Lucy's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Lucy received a $497 second payment.
"GD sends transfers directly to individual recipients and they are able to meet most of their needs, while other NGOs distribute items that are sometimes not enough for the recipients."
Susan's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Susan received a $497 second payment.
"Other organizations never dictate on how their funds and items should be used but GD gives us the cash and allows us to chose on what to spend the cash on."