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.
Joice's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Joice enrolled.
"The biggest hardship am facing is that I am old sickling therefore not in a position to do most of the daily routine jobs such as fetching water and firewood as I cannot walking for a long distance due to my condition."
Jane's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Jane received a $22 initial payment.
"My new goal is to buy a water tank. We are currently suffering water shortage due to drought in our area. We walk for up to 4 km a day to fetch water. Once we have the tank, we will be able to store water for use and our lives will be better and easier."
Rebecca's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Rebecca received a $22 initial payment.
"My new goal is that I want to buy a water tank since I am not able to fetch water water far away from the river and has made live in poor hygienic grounds.This is achievable since we plan to pull funds together with my husband and join a merry go round so as to be able to get enough money to buy it when its our turn."
Nehemiah's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Nehemiah received a $22 initial payment.
"I want to buy a bigger water tank because we sometimes have scarcity of water especially where there is no rain."
Susan's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Susan received a $472 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on purchase of a Generator set for 40,000 KES to support irrigation for our vegetable Project . We grow kales, cow peas and other traditional vegetables.Before we received GD Financial support we used a bucket to water the vegetables and it was an uphill task."
Jonah's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Jonah enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer to buy a calf, paint my house and increase water containers since water is a challenge here. "
David's family
access_time over 6 years ago
David received a $23 initial payment.
"Currently my life is life is quite different in that my wife can get water for use easily. Unlike before she had no time to do other jobs but presently ,am happy about her as she can have some time to work in the garden and we expect to have food from the garden."
Irine's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Irine received a $23 initial payment.
"I now have a goal of buying a sheep and constructing a water tank which I can use to store water during rainy season for use during drought."
David's family
access_time over 6 years ago
David received a $473 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on buying water pipes and water pump, I did this to help me irrigate my farm well without stress and get good income."
Zeddy's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Zeddy received a $22 initial payment.
"I have gotten a new idea to build water thank outside my house to be collecting and holding the rain water. This is because fetching water from the source has been a great problem since the only water source in this area is so far from our household and it takes at least one hour to walk there"
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