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.
Mikitaberi's family
access_time 5 years ago
Mikitaberi received a $469 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I felt happy for getting transfer. This is because at last I had got money to getme proper treatment in Ongino hospital/ Kumi main hospital."
Ben's family
access_time 5 years ago
Ben received a $469 initial payment.
"My life's biggest difference is being able to get back my piece of farm land that would not be possible had I not got this transfer. This will now help me to increase the production of food. Prior to getting this farm land, my family being big and the place I was farming on very limited, it was difficult to make ends meet. My family always suffered of famine because the food crops were not enough to sustain it."
Rono's family
access_time 5 years ago
Rono received a $530 initial payment.
"I feel like I was the happiest person in our village on the day I received my transfer. I gave thanks to God for I never knew that I would ever receive such an amount of money in my entire life. Previously, I used to think that I a dream, when I heard that some people in our village had received their transfers but receiving this money became a reality."
Mercy's family
access_time 5 years ago
Mercy received a $530 initial payment.
"It had always been my dream to own a cow but I had not been able to achieve this due to financial constraints. Apart from the milk that I will be getting from this cow, my family will also have respect that everyone owning it in our community is given as it is an asset that is highly valued. Even though I still buy milk at the moment, I believe that this will end soon when it reproduces."
Stephine's family
access_time 5 years ago
Stephine received a $469 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is the happiness I am experiencing. This is because I was able to get back my land that I will freely cultivate on without interference and worrying about harvesting my crops before they fully mature."
Martin's family
access_time 5 years ago
Martin enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is lack of a clear source of income. I depend on farming but it is not reliable. Having access to disposable income is twice a year and that is based on the season. In seasons of good harvest, I have disposable income and in seasons of poor harvest, I do not have enough disposable income."
Jenet's family
access_time 5 years ago
Jenet enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of money to provide for my family. There is no clear source of income for my household and yet I have a lot of responsibility ranging from treatment, school fees and all others. I sell off the little agricultural harvest that I am able to get in order to raise money that I use to provide for the family. This in most cases has caused food shortage in my home."
Noah's family
access_time 5 years ago
Noah received a $22 eleventh payment.
"I hope that the tomato farming that I am planning to venture into will have materialized into something great financially within the next six months. This will be a way of me trying to save for my college fees and if the project turns out well, I will stick to it for more income."
Gladys's family
access_time 5 years ago
Gladys enrolled.
"Receiving this money means a financial stable home for us. First I plan to complete my tailoring course and buy a sewing machine so I can start making some income. I also want to start a grocery shop alongside the tailoring business in order to make extra income that will help us even build a better and bigger house. With the rest, I will support my husband's secondary education by paying part of his school fees. "
Jumwa's family
access_time 5 years ago
Jumwa enrolled.
"Food insecurity has been a big challenge in my life. I am only depending on the old ways of farming which are characterized by a poor harvest. This has forced me to resort to hiring oxen from a neighbor which is very expensive and hard to get during the cultivation period, something that has led to constantly skipping meals as I can hardly afford a meal per day. watching my children crying every morning as a result of lack of enough food has eaten away my joy in life. Therefore, I consider the lack of adequate financial resources as my biggest hardship."