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.
Elishabeth's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Elishabeth enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is that I don't have a proper source of income hence raising school fees has been a very big challenge for me especially when my children are sent home."
Ziporah's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Ziporah enrolled.
"I plan to build another house because this one is in a very bad condition since most of it's walls have cracks and the roof is also worn out. I also plan to start selling kerosene inorder to make a living. Lastly, I plan to clear my son's school fees."
Susan's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Susan enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is lack of a stable source of income to pay school fees for my children and also buy foodstuffs for the family."
Rose's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"I have planned to pay school fees for my child,I also want to build a better house for my children. I will also pay part of my debts."
Elly's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Elly enrolled.
"I would like to use part of the transfer to do poultry farming to generate income to support my family. Secondly I would wish to open up a business to generate income to support my family. Finally l would like to use the rest of the money to pay school fees for my children."
Jacklyne's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jacklyne enrolled.
"I would like to use part of the transfer to pay school fees for my daughter who dropped out of school in form three because of lack of school fees. Secondly l would wish to build a pit latrine to improve the health of my family. Finally l would like to build a poultry house so that l can do poultry farming to generate income to support my family."
Cerine's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Cerine enrolled.
"I am planning to build a pit latrine,in order to do this I will need to hire a worker to dig the pit, buy iron sheets for the roof and walls and hire a worker to build the slab, walls and roof. The second transfer will be used to pay school fees for my son who is in secondary school and also build an external kitchen. The third transfer will also be used to pay school fees and if the remaining funds are sufficient I will repair my house."
Everline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Everline enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have been able to pay school fees for our child up to high school level. We have been able to do this from the little money we have been saving."
Mary's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"We plan to spend the transfer to pay school fees for our children in high school. We also plan to spend the transfer to rent a piece of agricultural land where we can grow crops. We also plan to spend the transfer to expand the size of my house."
James's family
access_time over 8 years ago
James enrolled.
"We plan to spend the transfer to plaster our house. We also plan to spend the transfer to pay school fees for our son in high school. We also plan to spend the transfer to buy bulls and oxen plough for ploughing. This will help us reduce the cost of farming."
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