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.
Mary's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Mary received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to renovate my house into a permanent house, and pay my orphaned children's school fees."
Pitalis's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Pitalis received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to pay school fees for my three children so that I can keep them in school."
Agnes's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Agnes received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to build a spacious house since the current one is crowded. I also wish to buy a cow with the remainder."
Susan's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Susan received a $99 initial payment.
"One of the walls of my house fell with the onset of the rains and am worried that the whole house may soon fall, I therefore plan to buy ironsheet and build another house immediately I receive the transfer."
Margaret's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Margaret enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is how to provide food for my nine children single handedly because I don't have a reliable source of income."
Anjiline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Anjiline enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I am facing currently is that I don't have a farm where I can grow crops for my own consumption."
Ayieko's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Ayieko enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of was that I managed to pay my wife's dowry through my hard work."
Simon's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Simon enrolled.
"I am proudest of educating my daughter beyond primary level with the little income I was saving."
Isaiah's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Isaiah enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I bought a piece of land some years back when I was still working and right now I'm proud that my son has built his house there."
Emelder's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Emelder received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to buy cement and sand, and cement the walls and floor of my house to give it a good finish. I also hope to buy seats to furnish the house."