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.
Francis's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Francis enrolled.
"I mostly have problems finding food to sustain myself and my wife in mulanje"
Asiyatu's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Asiyatu enrolled.
"Mostly i am unable to provide food for my family"
Ayami's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Ayami enrolled.
"mainly that of food as I do not have any land to farm"
Brightone's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Brightone enrolled.
"Honestly, my most challenging hardship i have been facing in my life is lack of a stable means of earning money. As a result, I usually face difficulties to buy food and other basic needs of life."
Purity's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Purity enrolled.
"Getting access to water for domestic use is quite a challenge in this region. Being an area that is prone to persistent droughts, we are forced to walk for 3 kilometers to access this precious commodity. What makes the situation dire is the fact that I carry it on my back and I have to make 5-6 trips a day. This leaves me with a lot of backaches at the end of the day. I have to do this single-handedly because culture does not allow our husbands to assist us in doing such kind of work. I spend more than half of my day doing this. I feel that this is so much time going to waste because there other pressing matters to be attended to that can give my family a positive impact economically."
Chepngeno's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Chepngeno enrolled.
"In this area, we depend on farming as the main source of livelihood. I live in a small compound and that means I have limited space to do farming. Many times I am forced to lease from neighbors but I find it expensive. It costs 5000 shillings to lease a portion of 1acre for a period of 1year. You also have to incur an extra cost to fence that same piece to prevent animals from destroying the crops. Fencing costs 10000 shillings for 1 acre. Adding all the costs surpasses the overall outcome from this all exercise"
Sheila's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Sheila enrolled.
"Receiving this money will mean financial independency in my life. I have been aspiring to have a source of income of my own since I solely depend on my husband's income which is hardly enough to cater for the entire family. My husband work as a night guard in the city earning a meagre wage of Ksh 10,000 a month. Owing to this, my intention is to buy a dairy cow which cost approximately Ksh 20,000. I will sell surplus milk and earn some cash and use it to improve my house in the future."
Chepkemoi's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Chepkemoi enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that my family shall have a reliable source of milk primarily for consumption. As a relatively large family that relies mainly on milk as a staple food item yet, we have no cows or a reliable source of income, getting the invaluable resource has been a tough task. Though we usually spend most of our income on purchasing milk from our neighbors, we rarely get enough amounts. Hence, owning one or two cows will be a great achievement for our family because we shall have relatively enough milk while saving our funds to be used in other developmental projects. Thank you Jesus, thank you Jesus."
Esnart's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Esnart enrolled.
"I'm so grateful that i will receive this money this means alot to me."
Sainabu's family
access_time over 3 years ago
Sainabu enrolled.
"I'm so grateful that i will receive this money and i have really welcome the programme."