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.
Anna's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Anna enrolled.
"Lack of adequate land for crop cultivation is my biggest hardship. The small piece of land cannot provide enough area for extensive crop cultivation. With a bigger portion of land, I could grow more crops which I could sell to get more money for my family."
Anakatasia's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Anakatasia enrolled.
"Poverty is the biggest hardship I face. Iam an old poor sickly widow , so this does not allow me to engage in to hard Labour like Agricuture where I could do some crop planting. It therefore means I survive from hand outs given by neighbours hence feeding is a night mare in my home."
David's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
David received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months I expect to have completed the house that I'm planning to build."
Sarah's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Sarah enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is lack of money to take proper care of my child. I try casual labouring but it does not give me good income."
Margret's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Margret enrolled.
"Receiving this money means regaining ownership of a piece of frarm land that I mortgaged for meeting the burial expenses of my late husband. I will cultivate on that farm land, sell part of the produce and eat some in order to be well nourished."
Irene's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Irene enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is inadequate food. I do casual labour in order to enable me buy food for my household. After a week's hard cashual labour, I buy a basin of cassava and beans which is very expensive for me in my old age."
Elizabeth's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Elizabeth enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is lack of enough money to cater for the basic needs like school fees, proper medical care, clothing and many others. This has depleted the little savings I have living me with almost nothing."
Jennifer's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Jennifer enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is poverty. I have a burden of paying school fees but the resources are limited because there are no sufficient funds to cater for that."
Agnes's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Agnes received a $458 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I was so happy to receive such an amount of money that will be a very good help to me."
George's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
George received a $458 initial payment.
"That moment I received my money, I felt happy because it was something I didn't expect so soon. "