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.
Rebeca's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Rebeca received a $98 initial payment.
"l plan to build a nice and big house. l also plan to buy sheep , goat."
Mary's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Mary received a $98 initial payment.
"I'm planning to invest a larger portion of the transfer in retail shop business. I'm also planning to buy some goats."
Philis's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Philis enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having saved enough money after selling sorghum I harvested from my farm and buying a goat and a ram."
Millicent's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Millicent enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having farmed vegetables and tomatoes and after selling the produce I managed to buy iron sheets and a goat."
Caroline's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Caroline enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on renovating my house and also to build a house for my children as currently we are sharing a room, I will also spend part of the transfer to pay school fees for my two children who are in secondary school and the remaining amount I will spend on buying a cow and a goat."
Millicent's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Millicent enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is having saved enough profits from my small business and eventually bought goats and chicken."
Serfina's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Serfina enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on renovating my house by buying cement to repair it, I will pay school fees for my child who is in form four in a local secondary school and part of the transfer we will spend on buying a goat and a cow. The remaining amount we shall spend on purchasing maize that we will eat at home."
Lucy's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Lucy enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on building a house first, I will also buy a goat and some chickens and part of it I will use to buy household items like chairs."
Lorna's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Lorna enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on buying two cows that we will use in ploughing our farm, I will buy two goats that we can keep and sell whenever we have problems with cash and part of the transfer we will spend it in paying for medical bills as I am currently sick. I will also use part of it to renovate my house."
Violet's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Violet enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on building a toilet and a borehole as we don't have any in our compound, we plan to buy 10 goats that we will use to pay school fees for our children when they have grown, we will complete the construction of our house as it is incomplete and the remaining amount we will save in our bank account."
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