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.
Everline's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Everline enrolled.
"I am planning to buy a cow so I can get milk from it. I will then buy sand and cement so that I build a house, the remainder of the transfers I will use to pay school fees for my children."
Persila's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Persila enrolled.
"I am planning to buy a mattress for my spouse,cushions for my chairs and pay school fees for my children. The second transfer I will use to buy materials to be used to build myself another house and also purchase a cow, the last transfer I will use to start a small business and also pay school fees."
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."
Salome's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Salome enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on investing on my business of selling fish and also start a business of brick making so that I can earn more cash, I will also fence my farm so that I prevent cows and hippos from invading my farm and destroying my crops and also to start a business of rearing chicken for sale. I will use part of the cash to pay school fees for my children who are in college,secondary school and a local primary school."
Pesila's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Pesila enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having bought a cow with proceeds from my savings in a women's group and now I am able to get milk from the cow."
Queenter's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Queenter enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on buying four bulls that we can use in ploughing our farm and a dairy cow that we can keep for milk, I will spend part of the transfer on buying furniture for my house and the remaining amount I will invest on my business of selling groceries."
Hellen's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Hellen enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on paying school fees for my two children who are in secondary school, I will spend part of the transfer on buying a dairy cow that can help me in the future when it gives birth to a calf and the remaining amount I will use to renovate my house as I had built it but I haven't finished it so I will use the transfer on buying bags of cement that I will use to repair it. I will also buy two bulls and a ploughing machine so that I can plough my farm."
Susan's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Susan enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I have been able to build a house and buy a cow using money that I got from my small business of selling household items."
Elizabeth's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Elizabeth enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on paying school fees for my children in secondary school, I will spend part of it to renovate my house by buying bags of cement and the remaining amount I will buy a cow and name it Give Direct."
David's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
David enrolled.
"We have planned to buy a water tank since getting water here is very difficult, I will buy some cows to use for farming and also I will buy some furniture for my house."
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