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.
Evaline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Evaline enrolled.
"The happiest part of my day is in the morning when doing house chores like fetching water, washing utensils and smearing the house."
James's family
access_time over 8 years ago
James enrolled.
"I have planned to buy fencing materials with the first transfer,then we will buy a water tank and lastly we will buy cows for farming."
Rispa's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rispa enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on expanding my business of selling fish by buying more fish that I can sell at the shores of Lake Victoria, I will spend part of the transfer on paying school fees for my two kids who are in secondary school and the others who are in primary school, I will use part of the transfer on digging a borehole so that I can have water for use in my compound and the remaining amount I will spend on renovating my house and part of it will go to building a toilet."
Maren's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Maren enrolled.
"The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I do chores like fetching water, washing utensils and doing laundry."
Beatrice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Beatrice enrolled.
"I plan to renovate my house, fence my compound, buy a water tank and to build a kitchen."
Regina's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Regina enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on renovating my house and expanding it by buying thirty iron sheets,I will spend part of the transfer on paying school fees for my child who is in secondary school and I will also buy a water tank that I can use in harvesting water when it rains. The remaining amount I will spend on buying five goats that I can rear and sell whenever I have issues in getting cash."
Jane's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jane enrolled.
"I plan to renovate and expand my house, buy household items like sofa sets, water storage containers and beddings. I also plan to invest in business."
Gladys's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Gladys enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is that I don't have access to fresh drinking water because the main source of water is very far away and I cannot also afford to buy water from water vendors because it is costly."
Alice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Alice enrolled.
"The happiest part of my day is in the morning when am in my farm watering vegetables. I always feel happy whenever I do this being that it has been a source of livelihood to me."
Monica's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Monica enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is scarcity of water. I live in a water - stress area whereby we have to go for long distances to fetch water."
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