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.
Aggrey's family
access_time 8 years ago
Aggrey enrolled.
"I would like to use part of the money to do better farming to increase productivity. Secondly l would wish to open up a business for my wife to substitute my source of income. Finally l would like to use the rest of the money to do poultry farming to generate income to support my family. "
Charles's family
access_time 8 years ago
Charles enrolled.
"I would like to use part of the money to build a house since we do not have our own house. Secondly l would wish to buy household items for my house. Finally l would like to open up a business to generate income to help support my family. "
Pheobe's family
access_time 8 years ago
Pheobe enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I'm facing currently is on making ends meet since I don't have any other proper source of income other than farming which lately has not been giving better yields. " (Occupation: Small business)
Lens's family
access_time 8 years ago
Lens enrolled.
"I plan to build a kiosk and start a business of selling tomatoes and vegetables which will help me even after Givedirectly has left.I would also buy building materials like iron, timber and pay for labour for my kitchen construction."
Evelyne's family
access_time 8 years ago
Evelyne enrolled.
"The achievement we're proudest of was being able to buy a second hand motorcycle which my husband uses for transport business, this gives us some money for family upkeep."
Nicholas's family
access_time 8 years ago
Nicholas enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is that I was able to build my own house using cash that I had saved from the motorcycle transport business."
Philgona's family
access_time 8 years ago
Philgona enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on paying school fees for my children as one of them is in university, I will spend part of the transfer on starting a chicken business and the remaining amount I will spend on finishing the construction of my house as some rooms as still not ready for use. "
Florence's family
access_time 8 years ago
Florence enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is building our own house, even though currently it is still incomplete. " (Occupation: Small business)
Jane's family
access_time 8 years ago
Jane enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is my business of buying fish from the fishermen, then frying and reselling them. " (Occupation: Small business)
Felgona's family
access_time 8 years ago
Felgona enrolled.
"My plan is to spend my transfer on paying school fees for my child in four three,building a new house since the current one is old and weak,I will use the remaining amount to boost my cooking oil trading business." (Occupation: Small business)
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