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.
Rachel's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Rachel received a $113 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying iron sheets to roof my house and also bought a mattress to sleep on because I was sleeping on a papyrus mat"
Benter's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Benter received a $481 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on purchasing a bed and a mattress,decent clothes for the children,food to sustain the family,paid school fees,purchased seats and spent most of the transfer on building a kitchen to have a separate cooking place and sleeping place for the children."
Nora's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Nora received a $113 initial payment.
"Alright, a cow, food and mattress! I spent my first transfer on a cow because a cow can add value and I get land from it. I also used my first transfer to buy food for my family. I am happy."
Juliana's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Juliana received a $96 initial payment.
"I spent on buying a goat for rearing,mattress, blanket and maize to feed my family during this hanger season. I have been sleeping uncomfortably in a mat for a long time but this has finally changed. "
Simon's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Simon received a $481 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on buying four oxen for cultivation purposes hence I no longer have to practice labor exchange on my rice plantation. I also bought a mattress that I did not have before the transfer."
Isdora's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Isdora received a $481 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to construct a new and bigger house with better iron sheet roofing as my previous house was old and with rusty iron sheets that was leaking. I then bought a new mattress and seats since I did not have any and leased a farm that I will do maize farming in."
Quereen's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Quereen received a $481 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on buying 40 iron sheets that i will use to build a new house soon because the current one is too small(its roof made of only 8 iron sheets) for my family.I also bought a mattress ,bedding ,clothes with the remaining money."
Judith's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Judith received a $481 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on purchasing more utensils in the house,a new mattress,a dairy cattle to get milk that I can drink and sell to pay school fees and spent most of the transfer on purchasing building materials hoping to extend my house."
Anajilina's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Anajilina received a $96 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying a goat for breeding and a mattress for my bed as I use to sleep on rags, the remaining cash I spent on buying food to feed my family."
Edinansi's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Edinansi received a $112 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying beddings like mattress and bedsheets because the ones we had were very old"
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