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.
Damaris's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Damaris enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is that I lack a reliable source of income and my children are prone to sickness and diseases. I sometimes lack money to take them for proper treatment."
Monica's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Monica enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is that I have built the house that I am in."
Jacob's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jacob enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is that my house is not well built and it's not good for my family, my children also are supposed to join high school but since I don't have the money they are forced to repeat classes."
Beatrice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Beatrice enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is that I have built a house and I am taking my children to school."
Tom's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Tom enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is that I don't have enough funds to build a bigger house that can accommodate my expanding family."
Kesia's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Kesia enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that my kids always sent home for school fees and I was forced to borrow some cash from my neighbour so that I can keep them in school."
Millicent's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Millicent received a $98 initial payment.
"I plan to buy ironsheet, timber and nails, and build an iron roofed house. I also hope to buy seats and other household items."
Tobias's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Tobias enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to buy a ploughing machine and two oxen, I till my farm using manual labour and this is not very efficient, I might have to suspend tilling my farm until I am able to afford the ploughing machine and oxen."
Monica's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Monica enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having managed to save money that I get from my small business, with these savings I have been able to educate most of my children up to secondary school level."
Susan's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Susan enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income for myself and my spouse, we rely on casual jobs and these are not always available, so at times we lack even basic necessities in our house."