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.
Kasichana's family
access_time 5 years ago
Kasichana enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is insufficient finances to provide for our needs such as food and education. After my daughter got married, she left me with her son who was born out of wedlock whom I have been raising ever since. Back then, I was still active and would do casual jobs at construction sites so I could feed and pay his school fees. As years went by, I grew older and weaker and could not work any longer. Unfortunately, he had to drop out of school because I couldn't support him anymore. He now sits around idle with young men his age and am scared he might go into bad behavior if he does not find something meaningful to engage in."
Fatuma's family
access_time 5 years ago
Fatuma enrolled.
"Receiving this money means helping me solve most urgent money related issues in my household. "
Twaha's family
access_time 5 years ago
Twaha enrolled.
"The biggest hardship faced in my life is getting money good enough to build a more spacious house and start something that generates regular income to the family."
Isma's family
access_time 5 years ago
Isma enrolled.
"The biggest hardship in my life is how to earn money to support my family since I am uneducated. "
Josephine's family
access_time 5 years ago
Josephine enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I shall be able to build a larger house because the current one is too small."
Fazila's family
access_time 5 years ago
Fazila enrolled.
"I'm faced with a hardship of constructing a house. I don't have enough finances to build a house therefore this transfers will enable me build a more reasonable and presentable house."
Maimuna's family
access_time 5 years ago
Maimuna enrolled.
"First and foremost I don't have a proper house and a kitchen therefore receiving this money means that I will be able to build a kitchen plus a house."
Madina's family
access_time 5 years ago
Madina enrolled.
"I'm faced with a problem of sickness (brucelosis) which I intend to treat when I get the money."
Conoria's family
access_time 5 years ago
Conoria received a $453 second payment.
"I have constructed an iron roofed house that I currently sleep in which has given me a great peace of mind. Previously, I had a burden of renovating my hut annually and even the grass that was used as material for renovation was scare, I moved long distances looking for grass. Secondly, I have acquired a bed that I didn't have before, sleeping on it for the very first time has made me very happy."
Samuel's family
access_time 5 years ago
Samuel received a $22 seventeenth payment.
"My expectation in the next six months is to have bought sheep. Having sheep will mean a lot to me because it will be a long term investment. I will be selling them when they increase in number in order to pay school fees for my children or in case of emergencies."