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.
Joan's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Joan enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that I don't have a stable source of income which I can use to buy meals for my family. I am just a peasant farmer and sometimes I get very low harvest. My household has always become a victim of hunger."
Margaret's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Margaret enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked at various farms and managed to use the little money that I earned to build my current house."
Philip's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Philip enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked as a casual worker in many homes and eventually built my current house and also paid dowry to my in laws."
Aloice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Aloice enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to build my family a better house, we currently live in a grass thatched house and when it rains it often leaks, in addition the cost of repairing the roof every now and then is prohibitive."
Silphanus's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Silphanus enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to pay school fees for my children and buy oxen, I am just a small scale farmer and the little money I get after selling my produce is not enough to enable me accomplish the above mentioned tasks."
Jessica's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jessica received a $98 initial payment.
"I plan to pay for my a piece of land which we want to buy."
Tereza's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Tereza received a $98 initial payment.
"I plan to buy sand and cement and repair the walls and floor of my house so that it may look better."
Margaret's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Margaret received a $98 initial payment.
"I plan to buy materials: ironsheet, timber and nails, and enlarge my house; it's too small. I also plan to buy a cow for keeping and tto provide milk for the family."
Jenipher's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jenipher received a $98 initial payment.
"I'm planning to buy a cow and goats. I'm also planning to pay fees to my children in high school."
Aska's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Aska received a $492 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my child is able to go to school."