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.
Stephen's family
access_time 5 years ago
Stephen received a $467 initial payment.
"The moment I recieved money, I felt very happy because I had never held such an amount of money my life. Before, I depended on farming to survive."
Angella's family
access_time 5 years ago
Angella received a $467 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I live a more peaceful life since I repossed my acres of land that have allowed me diversify on agriculture. Previously, I cultivated on one acre of land and couldn't afford renting more land."
Benah's family
access_time 5 years ago
Benah enrolled.
"Receiving this money means I will be able to build an iron roofed house and buy a piece of land that I can cultivate. "
Merab's family
access_time 5 years ago
Merab enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is inadequacy of farm land. The piece of land that I have is too small to produce enough food for my family. Food shortage is very common in my household because of limitation of space. As I speak now, I don't have food in the house. I am surviving on casual labour. I spend the little money that I am able to earn on food items so that atleast my family is able to have a meal. "
Grace's family
access_time 5 years ago
Grace enrolled.
"Receiving this money means I will be able to buy a piece of land that I can cultivate. I also hope to buy a cow that I know will reproduce. By so diong, I will be able to sell others so as to raise money that will take care of some household needs especially providing the education needs of my child the fact that I am raising him alone as a widow. "
John's family
access_time 5 years ago
John enrolled.
"I don't haven oxen and an ox-plough and other agricultural equipments like pest spray pump, hoes and gears. So when I get this money, I will buy those equipment to improve my agricultural practices because agriculture is the main source of our survival. This will see my yields go high hence increasing our household income after selling the outputs."
Sam's family
access_time 5 years ago
Sam enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is lack of a diversified source I income. I rely on farming as the main source of income yet it is not even in large quantity. That has limited liquidity in my household which makes my household vulnerable during the times of illness as food shortage. "
Goreti's family
access_time 5 years ago
Goreti enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is inability to pay my children's school fees in time. My spouse gets salary from his employment but it is not adequate enough. This has affected my children's performance in class hence poor grades."
Stella's family
access_time 5 years ago
Stella enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to purchase oxen and ox-plough . This has been my wish for avery long period of time since I rely on farming as a source of earning. I will freely engage in earlier crop planting because oxen is an additional Labour force to facilitate easy tilling of land. Iam sure my family will no longer suffer much famine since it's possible to maximise production."
Moses's family
access_time 5 years ago
Moses enrolled.
"When I receive this money, I will buy bulls that will help in ploughing the fields. I already have an ox-plough but have no oxen. I am hiring oxen from neighbours which is costly but when I buy my own, I will have saved the cost and use it in other necessities like education of children and medical care. I will also buy some goats for livestock raising income sustainability. If there is any balance, I will buy household items like beddings, utensils and electronics."