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.
Richard's family
access_time 6 years ago
Richard enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i have faced in my life is a financial challenge.Sometimes i need to farm but i dont have finance and this challenges me a lot because i have to plant cabbage and maintain in order to have a good market.I see this as a challenge since i may miss the real season/period of planting which will affect my income." (Campaign: UBI)
Roggers's family
access_time 6 years ago
Roggers received a $23 initial payment.
"My life is currently different since I am assured of a monthly income. This has a given me peace and assurance that the needs of my family will be met." (Campaign: UBI)
Cornelius's family
access_time 6 years ago
Cornelius enrolled.
"My greatest achievement in life is when I bought a peace of land and I managed to construct a self contained house. I feel proud of myself since it has always been my greatest dream to own land and a house." (Campaign: UBI)
Elizabeth's family
access_time 6 years ago
Elizabeth enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have ever faced in life is when I lost my husband, providing to the family was not easy and also making my children understand about the whereabouts of their father was not easy." (Campaign: UBI)
Mercy's family
access_time 6 years ago
Mercy enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life came in the year 2016 when I lost 100 hens that died of a strange disease. I suffered a lot because at that time my main source of livelihood was proceeds from selling eggs. I had to do causal jobs to make ends meet." (Campaign: UBI)
Nicholus's family
access_time 6 years ago
Nicholus received a $23 initial payment.
"My life is now more different since i live and sleep comfortably in my house, i am even more confident around my peers because at least i can look after my family well. i am also certain that we won't lack any food for my family." (Campaign: UBI)
Cheruiyot's family
access_time 6 years ago
Cheruiyot enrolled.
"One thing that I am so proud of so far is my education level, I hold a degree certificate from university, this makes me so proud because I can hustle out and secure my self a well paying job, thus improving my economic status." (Campaign: UBI)
Scholar's family
access_time 6 years ago
Scholar enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have ever faced in life is lack of school fees, sometimes I used to be sent back home due to fee arrears. Since my parents didn't see the value of educating me as a girl, I had to do casual work during holidays and weekend so as to raise money to pay my schools fee." (Campaign: UBI)
Irene's family
access_time 6 years ago
Irene enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have ever faced is three years ago when my tea plantation production were very low this is because it was destroyed by harsh weather conditions. since this was my source of income, my family at some point lacked basic needs such as food." (Campaign: UBI)
Jonathan's family
access_time 6 years ago
Jonathan enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have ever faced is when I was starting my family, I had nothing of my own, I was depending on my parents to provide food for us and I felt like I failed as a household head." (Campaign: UBI)
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