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 over 8 years ago
Mary received a $98 initial payment.
"I'm planning to invest a larger portion of the transfer in retail shop business. I'm also planning to buy some goats."
Pamela's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Pamela received a $98 initial payment.
"I'm planning to repair my house with a portion of the transfer while the rest I'll use to pay school fees to my daughter in high school." (Occupation: Small business)
Benta's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Benta received a $98 initial payment.
"I'm planning to buy a motorbike for business purpose(transportation)."
Lucy's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Lucy enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is that my husband has been in the hospital for a while now and am the one who has to do everything to take care of my children." (Occupation: Small business)
Salome's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Salome enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having struggled while digging sand for building and after selling the same I was able to buy some iron sheets, with which I will build my house." (Occupation: Small business)
Millicent's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Millicent enrolled.
"The proudest achievement achievement is that through my small business of selling seedling I have managed to pay school fees for my children."
Walter's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Walter enrolled.
"We have planned to rebuild our house and set up a small business for my wife."
Janet's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Janet enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that my husband died and left me with kids when they were very young and I did not have anyone that I could rely on for assistance so I just used my business of rearing chicken and selling groceries to take care of them till the level they have reached in education and life."
Rose's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"I am planning to buy cement so that I can plaster my house, the rest of the transfers I will inject as capital into my small business. The business entails buying fish from Lake Victoria in bulk and reselling the fish in the village." (Occupation: Small business)
Pamelah's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Pamelah enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having started a small business which has enabled me purchase household items and furniture by saving the profits." (Occupation: Small business)
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