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.
Mary's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"I plan to spend part of my transfer on school fees.I have a daughter who is in university and he owes the college a huge amount of money. I also plan to spend the remaining amount on house extension because my house is small."
Emilly's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Emilly enrolled.
"My first priority is to spend a portion of my transfer on school fees,books and uniform. I would like to spend the remaining amount to plaster my house inorder to prevent dust-born diseases."
David's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
David enrolled.
"First, I plan to spend a good portion of my transfer on school fees and education materials. Secondly, I plan to build another house because this one is old since the roof is worn out and one side of the wall is also broken down. Lastly, I plan to buy some seeds so that I can embark on large scale farming inorder to get enough yields."
Daniel's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Daniel enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on repairing my house as it in a bad state, I will spend part of it to take my child to secondary school by paying for her school fees and spend part of in buying a bull and an oxen driven plough for ploughing my farm. I will also spend part of it on renting a piece of land for farming as I have a small piece of land."
Grace's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Grace enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on building a bigger house as the one I stay in is very small and the remaining amount I will use it to pay for school fees for my children who are in secondary school."
Queenter's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Queenter enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on renovating my house so that it can have a new look,I will use part of it to pay school fees for my child in primary school and part of it I will rent a farm so that I can plant my crops as I don't have enough piece of land for agricultural purpose. The remainder of the transfer will be spent on purchasing a water tank as our land is dry and getting water is a challenge hence I will do water harvesting."
Margaret's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Margaret enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on building a bigger house as the one I stay in is very small, I will use part of it to pay school fees for my child who will be joining secondary school next year, I will use some part of the transfer to buy two bulls that I can use to plough my farm and I will build a toilet as currently I don't have any."
Linet's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Linet enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I have been doing farming and the harvest has helped my to pay school fees for my children as at times I take maize to school to pay for the fee balance."
Caleb's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Caleb enrolled.
"I plan to spend the transfer to construct a house being that my house got burnt and am currently staying in a rented house. I also plan to spend the transfer to pay school fees for my children. I also plan to spend the transfer to support my mum who is a widow by buying her foodstuffs.."
Dorothy's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Dorothy enrolled.
"I plan to use the transfer to construct a house because we are staying in a rental house. I plan to use the transfer to pay for my course. I also plan to use the transfer to pay school fees for my kids."
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