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.
Isaiah's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Isaiah enrolled.
"I am planning to buy fishing equipment like nets, some of the money I will use to pay dowry to my dead spouse's parents, because in our culture children are only your own after you pay dowry. The rest of the money will be used to buy household items like a mattress, chairs, a bed and also repair my house and install a steel door."
Pamela's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Pamela enrolled.
"I plan to spend the transfer buy a boat that we will use for fishing. I also plan to spend the transfer to construct a kitchen and a toilet."
Millicent's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Millicent enrolled.
"I have planned to pay school fees and buy a new boat to use for fishing activities."
Joseph's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Joseph enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is that I had a fishing boat which I used to fish with and made a few shillings,which I used to build my house with."
Godfrey's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Godfrey enrolled.
"I plan to spend the transfer to construct a house. I also plan to spend the transfer to buy my own boat that I can use for fishing."
Fredrick's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Fredrick enrolled.
"The happiest part of my day is in the morning when am fishing. I am proud especially when I get good catch."
Lucy's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Lucy enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that we have been able to buy two goats using money that we got from fishing business."
Daniel's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Daniel enrolled.
"The happiest part of my day is when I go fishing at night and when I come back so that we share the little that I brought makes me happy."
Peter's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Peter enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on fencing my farm and my home with wire mesh, I will buy mango seeds so that I can plant around one hundred seedlings as they can grow well on my land, I will use part of the transfer on purchase of fishing nets that I can use in fishing and also I will expand my house as it is currently very small. The remaining amount I will spend on paying school fees for my child who is in secondary school."
Grace's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Grace enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that fish stock has reduced in the lake so it is really difficult to get money from the fishing business."
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