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.
Kerinah's family
access_time 6 years ago
Kerinah received a $479 third payment.
"At my old age it was hard and frustrating for me to walk far distance in the village from door to door in search of cow-dung that I used to smear my previous mud house hence I spent my third transfer on cementing my house as I have always desired and for sure the stare of my house brighten my day every morning . I also bought 12 cushions for my chairs and food for my family's consumption."
Yokana's family
access_time 6 years ago
Yokana enrolled.
"The happiest part of the day is afternoon after milking the cows iam raising."
Elizabeth's family
access_time 6 years ago
Elizabeth received a $638 second payment.
"I live in a bigger house which I built using the transfers i received from GD.This to me is a way bigger change in life. I have a herd of cows I bought from these transfers too which acts as a financial security for my family."
Pamela's family
access_time 6 years ago
Pamela received a $479 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on paying school fees for my two children in primary and kindergarten respectively and bought seats in my house. I also started a business of selling clothes to earn a living and used some amount on treating my cow that was sick and finally the remaining amount went on food for the family's consumption."
Gladys's family
access_time 6 years ago
Gladys enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on buying a dairy cow."
Gilbert's family
access_time 6 years ago
Gilbert enrolled.
"Last year,I prepared a tree nursery and in it planted 15000 tea seedlings.By early this year,the seedlings were ready for transplanting and I got ready market and sold all of the.From the sale I was able to earn a good amount of money with which I bought a cow and built a wooden house.This is the achievement I am proudest of"
Charles's family
access_time 6 years ago
Charles enrolled.
"I am planning to spend the transfer in buying a dairy cow.This is because the cow i keep now belongs to arelative and having my own will also generate some income through sale of milk as well as provide milk for my children"
Grace's family
access_time 6 years ago
Grace received a $479 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer in purchasing a cow and a goat because I believe they were going to add value in future and help me financially.My husband has a motorbike for taxi business so we used part my third transfer in repairing it because it is the only source of income and livelihood in my family."
Francis's family
access_time 6 years ago
Francis enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in my life is that I am very old and I have two children in high school who require fees. This at times forces me to sell my cows so that I can pay their school fees thereby reducing the number of cows that I own."
Daizy's family
access_time 6 years ago
Daizy enrolled.
"The greatest achievement that I am proudest of is that we have managed to buy about an acre of land using returns from the sale of my only two cows. Initially, we had a small piece of land that was hardly enough for us to settle and farm. I built-up savings using gains from my casual work and purchased the two cows. Luckily, my husband provided financial support and we bought the piece of land that serves as our main source of living - where we live and farm."
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