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.
John's family
access_time over 8 years ago
John received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to enlarge my house because the current one is small. I'm also planning to cement the floor of my house because it is earth at the moment."
Pamela's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Pamela enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is having been able to save some little cash and bought a small boat that I have hired out and receives small income as a result."
Everlyne's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Everlyne enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I am facing currently is on making ends meet and raising my four children single handedly on no proper source of income after my husband passed on."
Isabella's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Isabella received a $494 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that I have a good access to food since I got cash at my disposal and I live in a proper house."
Christopher's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Christopher received a $494 second payment.
"I currently own livestock and I also did large scale cassava farming. I'm hoping for a bumper harvest."
Pauline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Pauline received a $99 initial payment.
"We plan to spend my upcoming lump sum payment on paying University fee (parallel Program) and boosting my husband’s livestock business."
Pamela's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Pamela enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face currently in my life is on making decisions with my husband since he never went to school and we mostly differ of most things as I find his ideas not appealing."
Sharon's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Sharon enrolled.
"The biggest hardship in our family currently has been on paying school fees for the children and having to deal with huge hospital bills for our sick daughter."
Florence's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Florence received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to buy ironsheet and use together with the timber we prepared, and build an iron roofed house. We should used to sell second hand clothes, but used the capital for paying school fees for our two children who joined secondary school. We therefore plan to use the transfer to restart the business so that we may have a source of income."
James's family
access_time over 8 years ago
James enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I am facing currently is on making ends meet since not every day do I get enough money to take back home from the taxi business,most of it I give to the owner of the motorcycle I ride."