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.
James's family
access_time over 6 years ago
James enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I've faced in life is getting involved in a fatal road accident, it took four months to heal after which my boss declared me unfit to drive firing me without any benefits. " (Campaign: UBI)
Pamela's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Pamela enrolled.
"Lack of enough income to sustain my large family has been the biggest hardship I am currently experiencing. Providing basic needs such as food has been a challange, as at times we do go to bed empty stomach" (Campaign: UBI)
Eunice's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Eunice enrolled.
"Taking my children to school has been major achievement in my life. Despite my low earnings, my son was able to join college and now is pursuing diploma in Automatic engineering" (Campaign: UBI)
Anne's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Anne enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i have faced was loosing one of my dairy cows within short time of illness. This is a great loss to our family income." (Campaign: UBI)
Alice's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Alice enrolled.
"Last year i had a bumper harvest and was able to sell surplus maize out of which i bought a ram that am taking good care of. In case of any emergency i can sell it or once its grown bigger shall resale it and buy other two young ones. This makes me proud as i have something i can turn to incase of an emergency." (Campaign: UBI)
Leonida's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Leonida received a $4 initial payment.
"I want to buy some sheep in the near future for rearing. I also want to buy some chicken because already i have already built a poultry." (Campaign: UBI)
Maurene's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Maurene enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life isbthat I do not have enough land to do farming yet it is my major source of income.This forces me to rent pieces of land for farming which is very costly considering that I do not have a stable source of income." (Campaign: UBI)
Susana's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Susana enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced was in April 2017 when I sprung my left hard and as a result, I have not been able to do my daily chores as I used to. " (Campaign: UBI)
Rosemary's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Rosemary enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proud of was in 2016 when I bought a dairy cow with money that I got from selling farm produce. In that year, I got bumper harvest after buying fertilizer (with part of my savings in table banking) and using it in my farm. " (Campaign: UBI)
Dorina's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Dorina enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is having unstable source of income. I sometimes end up selling all my farm produce to ensure I meet my daily needs. " (Campaign: UBI)
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