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.
Siprina's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Siprina enrolled.
"Receiving this money is a blessing to me , I am so happy about it because it will give me an opportunity to change my life and face some of the challenges boldly like building a better house & buying water tanks to help me conserve water which I can also use for irrigation"
Samuel's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Samuel enrolled.
"I do vegetables farming. I plan to spend the transfers on buying irrigation tools and equipments like generator and pipes to boost my farm produce and make the exercise easier. "
Fredrick's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Fredrick received a $98 initial payment.
"Am planning to spend my second transfer to buy generator and irrigation pipes to enable me irrigate my farms during drought and increase food security in my house."
Peter's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Peter received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer payment on building a semi- permanent house, buying water pump machine for irrigation and paying fees for my daughter who will join secondary school the coming year."
Everline's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Everline received a $491 second payment.
"I spent my entire second transfer to buy generator and water pipes for irrigation, this would enable me get good yields from my farm and I could also sell to earn more income to support my family."
George's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
George received a $98 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying water pipes that I normally use in doing Irrigation"
Ruth's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Ruth enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that this year, l harvested ten bags of maize through irrigation.Most of my neighbours got poor yields due to low rains."
Esther's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Esther received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to buy my own farming land, using my upcoming second transfer, as opposed to renting since I want to expand my rice irrigation farming in order to get more income."
Monica's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Monica received a $98 initial payment.
"I will use half of my upcoming second transfer to build a better house that can keep us warm. My current house is leaking. And invest the remaining amount in rice irrigation since I want to improve my income."
Monica's family
access_time 8 years ago
Monica received a $98 initial payment.
"I spent a good part of my first transfer on a solar panel, lighting with paraffin was too expensive to afford. The rest of the money went to rice irrigation scheme."
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