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.
Jonah's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Jonah received a $23 fifteenth payment.
"My new additional goal is to save money in the merry go round group to enable me to buy a water tank for domestic use. We fetch water from a far place and it's really tiresome going there."
Elizabeth's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Elizabeth received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"The new goal that I have for my life in the next four months is to buy a water storage container. I currently suffer going far to fetch and since I cannot carry big containers, meaning I never have enough water for my domestic use. Buying a water storage container will allow me access to clean water at my doorstep."
Luisa's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Luisa received a $23 sixteenth payment.
"My new additional goal for the next four months is to buy a water tank for storing clean water for drinking and other domestic use. Getting clean water here in the village is not easy because during the drought season most of the streams are dried up."
Janet's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Janet received a $22 fifteenth payment.
"My additional plan is to buy a water tank for water storage. We have had a water problem for the longest time and the river where we usually fetch water for household use is quite a distance. We usually use so much energy and waste a good deal of time going to fetch the water. Having this tank means I won't need to worry anymore about going to the river. The time that would otherwise been used trekking to the river will be used to work on the farm, hence improved production."
John's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
John enrolled.
"My usual day entails waking up in the morning to feed my cattle and fetching water for them. This is the time i am always happy since it is the only time i feel busy and engaged to avoid thoughts that brings about the atmosphere of boredom and loneliness."
Benna's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Benna received a $441 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to purchase 20 pieces of iron sheets, 2 trips of bricks, 5 bags of cement, timber, iron bars, binding wire, water drum, food and paid construction workers."
Angella's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Angella enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able build a better iron-roofed house. Iam current sleeping in grass thatched house but the roof is so opened . Whenever it rians I just stand in small spots to a void rainny water. This is too inconveniencing since I do not enough sleep some nights."
Mary's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Mary received a $442 second payment.
"Life is different than before because I sleep under an iron sheet roofed house, and I also bought a bicycle that relieves me from carrying items on my head for long distances. Before, sleeping under a grass thatched house would bring frustrations especially during rainy season because it leaks. Without a bicycle, walking long distances to fetch water or carry heavy items was tideous. "
Kipsang's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Kipsang received a $22 fifteenth payment.
"Nowadays our area had been prone to drought. This has affected most of our daily activities starting from our farm operations and also our livestock production. We have been thriving with no rains since 2018 December to date where the weather was marked by scarce rainfall which has never been sufficient for our farm operations. We have always been forced to fetch water from a far-placed river using our donkeys which have been consuming much of our time. Having seen this persistent condition, we have gotten an additional goal to purchase a large water tank which will act as a water reservoir in our household. We will be collecting the rainwater and storing them for domestic purposes."
Susana's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Susana received a $22 fifteenth payment.
"My family feels safer living in a newly completed house that I build using a part of the transfers. The old dilapidated one looked like it could be falling down at any moment. My children were never happy about the condition of our home and personally, I hated it so much. I always worried about our belongings getting spoiled either by rainwater that was looking through the rood of being trampled on of the house fell on us. We are all happy about the improvement in our home because we live in a new house now."
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