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.
Saidi's family
access_time 3 years ago
Saidi received a $352 initial payment.
"i have bought a bicycle to ease my movements in the village, going to the market, the farm and wherever i want. i have bought a mattress, bed and blanket to be sleeping comfortably, since i was sleeping on the floor. i have also bought bags of maize for food in my family"
Patuma's family
access_time 3 years ago
Patuma received a $352 initial payment.
"Currently I am very happy knowing that I have enough food but in the past I was always worried"
Rose's family
access_time 3 years ago
Rose received a $352 initial payment.
"I bought 20 bags of cement and 6 iron sheets"
Fatima's family
access_time 3 years ago
Fatima received a $352 initial payment.
"I have spent the transfer on cement, fertiliser, 4bags of cement, mattress and blanket."
Ete's family
access_time 3 years ago
Ete received a $352 initial payment.
"The moment I got the transfer notification was the happiest I had ever been. In fact I still cannot contain the excitement. It meant to me that my longstanding dream of building my own house would come true. That is why I did not divert my attention to other things when I got the transfer."
Patuma's family
access_time 3 years ago
Patuma received a $352 initial payment.
"We had a bad place to sleep you could not wish to see it but now we are no longer ashamed and we also have enough food at first we were suffering up to the point of sleeping without eating but now it can no longer happen"
Mwandida's family
access_time 3 years ago
Mwandida received a $352 initial payment.
"when i received my transfer, firstly bought enough food for my family. second i bought iron sheets since i was staying in a grass thatched house and i was dreaming of improving it. the remaining amount was used to buy bicycle, mattress and other basic needs."
Laina's family
access_time 3 years ago
Laina received a $352 initial payment.
"The recipient life has changed for the better cause now the household has shelter and food"
Mere's family
access_time 3 years ago
Mere received a $352 initial payment.
"The recipient used the transfer to buy food for her husband, she also bought cement to fix her house lastly she bought matress and a blanket"
Patuma's family
access_time 3 years ago
Patuma received a $352 initial payment.
"I have managed to buy bricks, cement and iron sheets for a boys. And fix my back yard"