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.
Miatta's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Miatta enrolled.
""If God help us and we get this money our plan is to build our house. We're squatting in this house. Our house got borke down when mango tree fell on due to strong wind. We were given this place until we can build our own house""
Bendu's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Bendu enrolled.
""We thank God that we are living and eating, but paying our children school fees is a problem. The other problem is getting strength to do our business.""
Famata's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Famata enrolled.
"According to the recipient she doesn't have any one helping her with the children since the death of her husband. She find it difficult to feed her children according to her. She also said school is about to open she doesn't have money to pay the children tuitions."
Fatumata's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Fatumata enrolled.
"Being a polygamous household, I am not doing any business now to maintain my family. My children are out of school because I don't have money to pay their fees. My husband ride people motorbike to provide for us. the farm we make cannot maintain the family. The house we live in is my father house and when the rain is falling, the house starts to leak. If I receive this money I will build my house and send my children to school."
Maima's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Maima enrolled.
"The money we earned from the coal is not enough to maintain my family and I'm not doing any business now to help my family. The house we live in is a family house and is very old, its leak whenever rain is falling. Getting money to build my own house and start a business is the challenges I am facing now."
Teewon's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Teewon enrolled.
"According to the recipient he did Animal Science with LOIC, therefore if he is successful he will invest in livestock. He also said he will used portion of his transfer to end his schooling. He stop in the 11 grade. He also said that his wife Hawa Dixon will be given market from the same transfer."
Tenneh's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Tenneh enrolled.
"The recipient said she will improve her present house to a modern one. She also also said she will pay her grand children tuitions. According to her she and her husband are only depending on farming for there livelihood. She also said that portion of the money will be used to improved their farm."
Modima's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Modima enrolled.
"I am currently facing financial challenge, I have to clean someone's farm and burn woods before I have money for food and school fees."
Augustine's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Augustine enrolled.
"I was born in this town. The town have not seen any modern structure (building) except one built by a stranger. I made a plan that I will build a modern house in this town so that it can be counted as my "hand mark" when I die. So if I receive this money, I will begin the process of building that house."
Maliam's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Maliam enrolled.
"The biggest hardship has been living in bad conditions until the house project came about, so now that it's covered, what's left is just to put food in the house and other things like beddings and dishes to make the house a home."