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.
Beatrice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Beatrice enrolled.
"We plan to spend the transfer to construct a bigger house. We also plan to spend the transfer to buy household items like furniture and mattress. We also plan to spend the transfer to buy a water harvesting tank which I will use to harvest rain water."
Millicent's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Millicent enrolled.
"We plan to spend the transfer to buy a water tank that we will use to harvest rain water. We also plan to spend the transfer to start a poultry farm. We also plan to spend the transfer to plaster our house."
Rebecca's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rebecca enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is fetching water,we walk for miles in order to get clean water."
Mica's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Mica enrolled.
"I am planning to buy a water tank that will tap rain water for drinking and cooking since water scarcity in a big issue here.I will also buy sand and cement so that I can finish plastering my house."
Ruth's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Ruth enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is how to get fresh drinking water because water scarcity is a very big issue in this area since the main source of water is very far away from the village and buying water daily from the vendors is also expensive."
Ivone's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Ivone enrolled.
"I plan to buy a water tank, pay school fees and to renovate my house."
Irene's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Irene enrolled.
"We plan to build a home, buy household items that we lack that is, sofa sets, beddings, and water storage containers. We also plan to buy livestock mainly cattle and sheep."
Beatrice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Beatrice enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is that I cannot access clean drinking water because water scarcity is a very big issue in this area since the main source of water is very far away."
Charles's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Charles enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on buying a water tank of 60,000 litres that can be used for water harvesting, I will buy furniture for my house including chairs and a bed. I will spend part of the transfer on paying school fees for my children who are going to school and I will buy them also some clothes. The remaining amount I will spend on buying food that we eat and some of it we will use it in boosting my son's business of selling chicken."
Kenneth's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Kenneth enrolled.
"I am planning to lease a piece of land where I can grow tomatoes, onions and kales,I will also buy a diesel water pump which I will use to irrigate my farm. Any remaining cash will be used to pay college fees for a course in electrical installation which I am currently undertaking."
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