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.
Annah's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Annah received a $22 fourteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, my house will be fully furnished. I intend to add more things in my house like seats. I won't also forget to buy more decent clothes which I will wear in very important occasions."
Irene's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Irene received a $22 eighteenth payment.
"My expectation in the next six months to have my own homestead. I intend to keep on buying iron sheets and other building materials in order to meet this goal. Currently, I stay in my brother inlaw's compound. I normally feel uneasy but when I will have my own place, I will definitely enjoy the freedom that I have wanted for a long time."
Zedy's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Zedy enrolled.
"As a single parent of two,the entire burden of meeting my children's needs is solely on me.It has always been difficult owing to the fact that my only means of income is sale of firewood.The proceeds from this job are hardly enough to feed,clothe and pay fees.Raising a family alone is the biggest hardship I have faced"
Weldon's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Weldon enrolled.
"I completed my primary school in the year 2000 and could not proceed to Secondary school even though I really wanted to.This is because my parents could not afford to pay for my secondary school fees.I therefore had to look for a casual job to help my parents with the expenses at home.Life has since been difficult considering that I have not acquired any skills that can help me earn a living and I have had to be a casual labourer ever since.Working as that does not even allow me to save enough to improve my life or start my own family even though I have come of age.This is the biggest hardship I have faced"
Dickson's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Dickson received a $22 nineteenth payment.
"In the next six months, I believe my living standards will have improved. Now that we now have a cow that produces milk and we have the resources to do farming on a large scale, we can comfortably sustain ourselves. Having a better kitchen would really change my life also since my harvest won't be stolen or go bad because I now have a secure place to store them Apart from that, we will be having enough food to sustain us until the next harvesting season."
Annah's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Annah received a $531 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money I felt so happy. It was very early in the morning when I heard from my son that he had received the money. When I checked my phone I did not believe my eyes I have never received such an amount of money in my entire life. we were so happy because I knew I would be able to buy a dairy cow and pay school fees for my children."
Junic's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Junic enrolled.
"Recieving this money means I will complete the house since its over due from the time we constructed the house, we were still able bodied people but now we are aging and getting weaker every now and then.This is the only opportunity we have to complete this house because we have so many demands to cater for in the family."
Phoibe's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Phoibe received a $469 initial payment.
"my heart was filled with joy when I got this money. I woke my spouse up in the night and informed him about the good news but he never believed it until when he checked the account balance. We were so happy together and jubilated upon receiving our transfer from GD."
Moses's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Moses received a $469 initial payment.
"That moment I realized that money had been sent, I felt so happy because it's a rare thing for a poor man in the village to receive such an amount of money. "
Stella's family
access_time over 4 years ago
Stella received a $469 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I was overwhelmed by joy because I had got money that would help me replace my oxen which were stolen."