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.
Charo's family
access_time 3 years ago
Charo enrolled.
"Due to health issue I nolonger do the business as I used to do before I became ill. The challenges I currently face has been my health because I am not able to do my business."
Fatuma's family
access_time 3 years ago
Fatuma enrolled.
"The challenges that I currently face is lack of money. I am a housewife, being without a source of income and depending on my husband is not easy because we are in a polygamous family with many people to take care off."
Hawa's family
access_time 3 years ago
Hawa received a $364 second payment.
"My life has changed in many ways, Now i have a house of iron sheets which I never thought I will afford it in my life. This year I can also afford fertilizer to boost my agricultural production which was never the case before GD and we are grateful."
Yatta's family
access_time 3 years ago
Yatta enrolled.
"The flow of my plans upon receiving this cash transfer are as follows: Firstly, to build my house. Secondly, to upgrade my small business that I am already making and thirdly, to take my son( Abraham Siryon) for medical operation (bone surgiry) due to the motorcycle accident he had. As old as I am, i am still residing in a family house and my children whose father abandoned us over ten (10) years now also need a place for shelter too of their own. I go to the Fula merchandise store and take their goods for ( sell & pay) through which I have been sustaining and even gathered some of my construction materials. I think with this transfer, I can build my house upgrade my small business."
Kula's family
access_time 3 years ago
Kula enrolled.
"The hardship I am facing currently is the lack of food supplies for my family. For about three years now, i have not been able to make farm. My husband has been way with the aim of looking for money at the gold mine for three years yet, he still returned home with nothing . During the time mentioned, I have been doing daily work on people's farms to enable me provide food for kids. This put us in a serious food insecurity. However, upon his return, we were able to build a little shelter in the main time and also a farm for this season."
Samuel's family
access_time 3 years ago
Samuel enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that my dream of attending a driving school will finally come true. For the past four years, I have been into construction work which requires very hard labor. Due to the amount of labor force that this job requires, I always become sick or sustain injuries in the process. I do not feel comfortable doing this job but I have no option because it is the only one that is available for me presently. I have been having the desire to attend a driving school but what I earn from the construction work is not enough to pay the fees and I have not been fortunate to have anyone come to my aid. If I receive this cash transfer, I will use it to attend a driving school and get a driver's license. With the driver's license I will be able to find job in the driving sector which will require less labor and also provide me a stable income to support my family."
Gebah's family
access_time 3 years ago
Gebah enrolled.
"The current challenge I am facing is the lack of good shelter, couple with no finances to adequately provide the needs of my family. These challenges had brought serious shame and lost of pride to me as head of my household. I also have to do casual jobs by brushing on people plantation and farms for my family to survive. These jobs are not healthy for my body at all."
Musu's family
access_time 3 years ago
Musu enrolled.
"I am facing lot of challenges,such as feeding for the house, sending the kids to school and getting medication for the kids."
Maimah's family
access_time 3 years ago
Maimah enrolled.
"" My major challenges I'm faced with are my inability to pay my kids tuition and improve on the quality of house we live in. I was never opportune to obtain education due to the distance from our town to the nearest school at the time, as a result of this, I have to do physical work all my life just to fetch a living. Knowing the consequences of this, I don't want my kids to experience similar situation, so I want to educate them. I have really wished of improving the quality of my family, but the finances has been a major challenge.""
Hawa's family
access_time 3 years ago
Hawa enrolled.
"When I receive this money I will build a house in Tubmanburg for my children to live in while going to school which will bring me so much joy because the school my children are attending in this town stop to six grade and there's no high school around here for them to attend. The money I earn from the farm I make, I use some for feeding and used the balance to pay my children school fees and there's nothing left to build a house."