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.
Suleiman's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Suleiman enrolled.
"Receiving this money means I will be able to take care of my children's education needs and build a better house for my children. This same money will enable me to buy household items for example beddings."
Alfred's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Alfred received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"At the moment, I do not have any new or additional goals for the next four months since my only aim as at now is to focus on my education."
Grace's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Grace enrolled.
"Receiving this money means I will be able to retrive the piece of land that I leased off some time back for the treatment of my son. I also hope to take care of the education needs of my grand child. "
Jane's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Jane enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is paying school fees for my children. I have children who are bright and they also love education but getting money to take care of their needs is a charllage. I brew local alcohol and sell. Sometimes I also do casual labour in order to raise some money. My husband is in Mukono offering security services in some school but still money is not enough. "
Rose's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is lack of money to cater for the household's basic needs. This include; medical care, education and proper feeding. I would wish my family to have 3 meals a day but its not easy because there are no resources."
Mercy's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Mercy enrolled.
"My first priority is to invest in my existing business of selling plastic items like basins. I will use half of the first transfer to increase stock of my business located in Mathare 4A. The population is high providing a ready market for my business, I therefore expect to get alot of profit in return. Secondly, I will be able to support my brother's education. He is in class 7 and my parents are not well enough financially. I have been the one paying his school fees. I would want him to get good education so that in future he can be able to get a good job and cater for his upkeep. Thirdly, I will build my home in upcountry. I will be able to construct my own house. Traveling upcountry was a problem to my family since I had to sleep in my mother-in-law house which I felt ashamed of myself. "
Morine's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Morine received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"In the next six months, I still want to save and pay school fees for my child until she finishes the secondary level of education. I also wish to but the wall unit by then so that I can store my utensils safely."
Chelangat's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Chelangat received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"I am lucky that I live in highlands that support tea farming a resource that I considered it to the best for me being unemployed. In the next four months, I have a new goal of starting tea farming in my new piece of land since now that I have full control over it. I am sure that once they mature I will be earning a monthly income from it to help me meet my household needs and other family financial needs arising moreso the children education."
Margaret's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Margaret received a $45 fourth payment.
"I live in a mud wall house that is in good condition to shelter in given that my children education had been my priority, hence building a different house had to be forgone. In the next four months, I have a new goal in my life to build a modern house that will boost my self-esteem society and also allow me to have a better place to live in."
Dama's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Dama enrolled.
"Receiving this money means better living for me and my family. I will be able to build a bigger and better house than my current one that is old and dilapidated. I will also settle part of the fee balances for my children and ensure their education is uninterrupted. Finally, I will purchase oxen amd an ox plough to help in farming because it saves time compared to manual farming using a hoe. This will ensure a food secure home for me and my family. "
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