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.
Elsa's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Elsa enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of capital to start any meaningful business."
Molenter's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Molenter enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is starting my small business of selling fish at a stall in our local market. "
Daniel's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Daniel enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of paying dowry for my wife, which has allowed me to settle in my marriage. "
Benter's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Benter enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is living without a reliable source of income, because sometimes both me and my husband we fail to get work that can bring us money. "
Mary's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"The proudest is that I used to live in a grass house and now I have managed to build a iron roofed house. "
Patrice's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Patrice received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming transfers on building an iron roofed house,two goats adn wooden seats"
Margarita's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Margarita received a $494 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that I nologer have to borrow water from my neighbour as I can now easily tap rain water from my iron roofed house and store it in my water container."
Charles's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Charles enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having been a successful farmer and managed to start a small hotel and shop with proceeds from sale of my crops."
Walter's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Walter enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income for myself. I need to pay school fees for my children who are in secondary schools and if I am unable to raise the required fees they may drop out of school. I also need to build a better house for my family but this has been quite difficult because I lack enough money for the materials needed. "
Joyce's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Joyce received a $494 second payment.
"GD's support helped me pay a hospital bill for my child who is still in hospital, i farmed though the outcome is not so good and school fee is also paid and my children are learning with ease."