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.
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Evaline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Evaline received a $99 initial payment.
"I will build a bigger house using the whole of my upcoming lumpsum payment."
Abigael's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Abigael received a $99 initial payment.
"My compound is really flooding with the heavy rains, my house is also in very poor condition; almost falling. I therefore plan to buy an ironsheet, timber and nails, and build an iron roofed house for my family."
Shelemiah's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Shelemiah received a $497 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have a fully furnished house."
Lilian's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Lilian received a $497 second payment.
"Other NGOs come with fixed projects in the community which sometimes do not go into full completion, while GD sends you the transfer and you decide on your own how to spend it."
Eunes's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Eunes received a $497 second payment.
"GD supported me so much to pay school fees when l was stack."
Pamela's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Pamela received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to buy a second hand motorcycle and expand my main house using my upcoming lumpsum payment."
Pauline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Pauline received a $99 initial payment.
"We are planning to spend my upcoming lump sum transfer on construction of a new house and starting a small business."
Lorna's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Lorna received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend the transfer on plastering my house and buying house hold goods."
Caren's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Caren received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to send one of my children to college because the three of them copleted school but I have not been able to raise enough money for them to join college. I also plan to buy cement to cement the floor and walls of my house."
George's family
access_time over 8 years ago
George received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to buy oxen, food and clothing for my family."