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.
Leonida's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Leonida received a $4 initial payment.
"I want to buy some sheep in the near future for rearing. I also want to buy some chicken because already i have already built a poultry."
Dorina's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Dorina enrolled.
"I am planning to use my transfer to build a poultry house. This will help me keep my chicken safe, easy to feed and monitor their growth."
Maurice's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Maurice enrolled.
""As a small scale farmer with poultry keeping skills, i have trained the upcoming local farmers on the same up to a level at which they can now supply the local hotels with chickens and get income on their own. I am proud of that because the community is now empowered economically". "
Beatrice's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Beatrice received a $22 initial payment.
"My life has changed I have chicken which I did not have and had never thought of owning but with the money I have seen the need of having chicken they are cheap to maintain. The eggs also sell well nowadays."
Joseph's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Joseph received a $22 initial payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months for better because I plan to buy a sheep and start a chicken rearing project which are sources of income for me and my family. Through these transfers I will also ensure that my family has adequate food supply."
Agnes's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Agnes received a $22 initial payment.
"I have started investing in merry go round group of which our major goal is to buy two heifers for every member before the twelve years are over.I also plan to set up a poultry house and increase my chicken stock in order to increase my source of income. I also plan to start offering tithes to God because he is the source of all blessings."
Mercy's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Mercy received a $4 initial payment.
"I am intending to keep poultry. Before I was enrolled as GD beneficiary, I could not even think of keeping chicken in my homestead. As at now, I am confident that I will have some capital to start it off and after some days I will be able to maintain them. This way I will be able to have full access to eggs for good diet and also steady income."
Domtilah's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Domtilah enrolled.
"I am planning to revive my business of keeping and selling chicken, it's a business that I have engaged in before and I believe I will get good returns out of it. I will use the money to pay school fees for two of my grand children who are in high school."
Joseph's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Joseph received a $22 initial payment.
"I would like to set up a poultry project.They are the cheapest source of income and require little capital to start with. Chicken also multiply faster. I will save the proceeds from this project in the long run in order to buy a cow."
Benedate's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Benedate received a $22 initial payment.
"I have a goal of buying two chicken and a sheep before the end of this month since they really help lot as I am aspiring to join college and by the time I will be joining they will have increased in number and I will sell them and use the money I get to pay for my school fees."
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