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.
Topius's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Topius received a $23 eighth payment.
"My additional goal is to buy more chicken. I look forward to expanding my poultry farming so that I can get more income through the sale of eggs. Moreover, keeping chicken is so easy as it requires small space and little attention."
Benard's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Benard received a $23 twelfth payment.
"My life is currently different from how it was four months ago because I currently do poultry farming. I do sell some eggs to earn me some income. I am optimistic that if I let my chicken hatch, the number of my poultry will increase thus I will earn more income from the sales of chicken and eggs. Before I use to depend on casual jobs which were sometimes hard to find. I am happy now that I get money for buying myself and family some basic needs."
Gabriel's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Gabriel received a $23 twelfth payment.
"My life is currently different from how it was four months ago because I currently do poultry farming whereby I have ten chicken and two cockerels. I do sell some eggs to earn me some income and also throw the droplets on my farm which has been good manure to my crops. I am optimistic that if I let my chicken hatch, the number of my poultry will increase thus I will earn more income from the sales of chicken and eggs."
Risper's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Risper received a $23 twelfth payment.
"My life is currently different than it was four months ago because I can manage to buy food to take all the three meals a day. From the monthly transfers, I will be able to buy food thus not missing any meal. I used to skip meals in the past because I lacked money to buy food. I also managed to buy some chicken and built a poultry house to keep. At the moment, I can sell some eggs and chicken to get an additional income."
Erick's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Erick received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months because I will have started my poultry farm. I believe this business will add me extra cash since chicken is a common delicacy in our village and also the nearby towns. With proper management and marketing strategies, I know that I will get enough profit to take care of the unplanned emergencies that may arise."
Jane's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Jane received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I will have built a maize store in my compound. I will do this from the money I will be saving from my farm produce and also from the next transfers. This is mainly milk and chicken eggs and meat."
David's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
David received a $471 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer buy some house hold items such as, bedings, utensils, and clothes. Since I really did not have these house hold items, they became my priority when the transfer came through. I then bought some livestock such as sheep, chicken as a means of saving and investment. When they multiply, I can sell off and solve other arising issues. I then hired garden land for rice cultivation that will help me greatly when I harvest and sell off the rice. Hence income to solve other financial issues.It can as well be a source of food for my home."
Mary's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Mary received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I have been using the money for over a period of close to one year now. In most cases I have been using the money to buy food for my family without so much struggles unlike how I used to strain so much in the past just to make ends meet and keep my family afloat.In addition to that, I also started a project of rearing chicken that have been multiplying overtime and today I can say that I am proud to own more than thirty chicks, a project that I could have never achieved had it not been for GD."
Daisy's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Daisy received a $23 twelfth payment.
"My additional goals in the next four months is to buy more chicken. Because of the good income, I have seen from poultry farming I will like to expand more. These could assist me in the future to move to the next project after saving some income."
Raymond's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Raymond received a $23 twelfth payment.
"My goal for the next four months is to start a poultry project. I decided on this because chicken are not expensive to maintain. This project will be a good source of income since currently I only depend on my daily wages since I am employed as motorcyclist. The money I am paid by the owner of the motorcycle is not enough to cater for my personal and other family basic needs. This poultry project will therefore earn more income to cater for personal and household needs."
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