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.
Faith's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Faith enrolled.
"We plan to build a home, a toilet, buy livestock like cows and sheep and to buy household items that we lack like beddings and sofa sets."
Beatrice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Beatrice enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on buying a bull that I will use in ploughing my farm and one dairy cow, I will spend part of the transfer on renting a piece of land that I can use in planting crops as the one I have is very small and the remaining amount I will spend on paying school fees for my two kids who will be joining high school next year."
Patricia's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Patricia enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on buying some chairs and a bed for my house, I will spend part of the transfer on buying two bulls and one dairy cow and the remaining amount I will spend on paying school fees for my children who are in secondary school i.e. form one and form two."
Millicent's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Millicent enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is that I took responsibility to raise all the children that were left behind, including mine,after my husband and cowife died. I feel proud because now they are all grown up."
Alice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Alice enrolled.
"I would like to use part of the transfer to expand my house and cement my house. Secondly l would wish to pay school fees for my children. Finally l would like to buy a cow which will help me incase of any emergency."
Rispa's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rispa received a $494 second payment.
"I bought sand and cement which I used to plaster my house and I no longer have the burden of repairing my house after every five months with cowdung which was tiring.I also paid school fees for my grandchild who i adopted since he is an orphan and the remaining balance I spent on buying food."
Anna's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Anna enrolled.
"I plan to spend the transfer to plaster my house. I also plan to spend the transfer to pay school fees for my children in high school. I also plan to spend the transfer to buy a cow. I also plan to spend the remaining part of transfer to boost my business."
Dorina's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Dorina enrolled.
"I would like to use part of the transfer to cement my house to avoid frequent maintance of the house. Secondly l would wish to open up a business to generate income to sustain my family. Lastly l would like to buy a cow which will help me in future."
Samwel's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Samwel enrolled.
"I plan to buy two cows and a ploughing machine for farming, build a home and to boost my wife's business which is very unstable."
Caroline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Caroline enrolled.
"We plan to buy a ploughing machine and two cows for farming, pay school fees and to renovate our house."
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