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.
Aisha's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Aisha received a $378 initial payment.
"i was so excited because GD fulfilled it's promise"
Amina's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Amina received a $378 initial payment.
"it's changed because i have things i couldn't get on my on"
Festa's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Festa enrolled.
"Mostly I struggle in finding food. Sometimes am unable to farm with age. This leads to hunger in my home."
Fatima's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Fatima enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i have faced in my life is being unable to provide enough food and other basic needs for my family because iam unable to raise enough money."
Lexa's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Lexa enrolled.
"I face hunger every year because i do not have a big garden for my crops. I usually harvest 2 bags of maize and this is not enough to take me throughout the year. I have to go to bed sometimes without food because i can manage to eat every day"
Ali's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Ali enrolled.
"Lack of food has been the main challenge for me and my family because we do not harvest much. The main reason for this is because we do not apply fertilizer in our gardens as I can not afford to buy fertilizer. Fertilizer is very expensive and you need to have more money to buy even a single bag"
Rahema's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Rahema enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i have faced in my life is lack of food. I do not have enough food because the harvests is always a little. This is so because i can not afford to buy fertilizer as it is expensive. A bag of fertilizer costs about K25 000 and i would need at least 6 which i can't manage. I eat once a day most of the times so that the little food we have can take us some more days"
Mphatso's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Mphatso received a $378 initial payment.
"The biggest difference for me is starting a New business Now i am able to generate profits and by things for my family."
Benard's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Benard received a $501 initial payment.
"I work as a mason and I had gone to one of my neighbors house as I had been called for some work. The time was around 10 o'clock when I received an SMS notification on my phone and upon reading it's contents, I became so happy and immediately went back home to inform my spouse about the good news and start planning on how we would spend the cash."
Anubi's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Anubi received a $378 initial payment.
"I received the money and I bought 22 iron sheets, Mattress and other roofing materials."