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.
Stephen's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Stephen enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is getting clean piped water in my home because I used to walk a long distance in search of water especially during dry seasons."
Mary's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I am facing in life is that, my house is in bad condition and whenever it rains, most of my household items are damaged by the rain water and as a result forces me by more household items every now and then. "
Harriet's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Harriet enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is when I bought a water tank after saving the little I earned from my small scale vegetable vending. I feel good because I can now collect and store alot of water during rainy seasons."
William's family
access_time over 6 years ago
William enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is, as a community health worker, I managed to train my community member on treatment of drinking water, my effort impacted positively in to people's live and I still see them practicing things which i trained them on."
Jenifer's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Jenifer enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i am faced with is famine. The nature of this place does not support farming in that even the little that i plant is usually consumed by water. One can never harvest good yields."
Anatasio's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Anatasio enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i am faced with is inadequacy of food because there is limited piece of land and also the nature of the place. As long as it is a rainy season, water gets stagnant and this does not support farming thus low yields in the end."
Perine's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Perine received a $22 initial payment.
"My new goal is to purchase a water tank. Water is problem hence we have to get it from a nearby river which is far and purchasing this presious comodity is more expensive."
Jocinter's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Jocinter received a $22 initial payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that , I will have managed to buy a water tank to add to jerry that I have for more storage ."
Daisy's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Daisy received a $22 initial payment.
"After i got the got the transfer,i can afford to buy soap in my house that initially i could not buy due to lack of money and this made my children very uncomfortable since they could wash their school uniform with water alone."
Rispa's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Rispa enrolled.
"The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I am watering my vegetables since it is my main source of income."
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