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.
Joseph's family
access_time 5 years ago
Joseph received a $22 fourteenth payment.
"I do not have any plans at the moment. My main goals are to ensure my children get quality education and they don't get distracted in school. I do not want them to stay out of class due to lack of fees. I have a feeling that if I start other projects then I might affect my ability to school them."
Ezekiel's family
access_time 5 years ago
Ezekiel received a $23 eleventh payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have started rearing pigs and God willing by then they will have given birth. This will give me the hopes of raising my children's school with a lot of comforts."
Catherine's family
access_time 5 years ago
Catherine enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I faced is that I do not have a widder source of income for paying my children's school fees hence they are chased out of school frequently. "
Rose's family
access_time 5 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to buy enough food for my family. This is because, I can do a lot digging due to my old age."
Margaret's family
access_time 5 years ago
Margaret received a $22 thirteenth payment.
"I am planning to save and buy building materials i.e. iron sheets that I will use to finish building my kitchen. I shall have a beautiful and spacious kitchen by the end of those months."
Malisa's family
access_time 5 years ago
Malisa enrolled.
"Receiving this money will mean that I will renovate my house that I sleep in. The house is dusty because the floor is not finished. I will then buy a bull that will support in ploughing because my household can not afford to hire a tractor."
Mathew's family
access_time 5 years ago
Mathew enrolled.
"Receiving this money will mean that I will spend it on building a Permanent house because the one I sleep in is leaking and hence not conducive for human inhabitation."
Joyce's family
access_time 5 years ago
Joyce enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of money to cater for the household's basic needs like medical care, school fees and other requirements. These makes me stressed and hence causin diseases."
Martha's family
access_time 5 years ago
Martha enrolled.
"When I receive this money, I will build a low cost ironsheets house. The house we are in currently is so small to accommodate all of us. I will also start a small business of selling clothes to supplement on our household income."
Jenifer's family
access_time 5 years ago
Jenifer enrolled.
"When I receive this money, I will pay for my children's school fees and build a better house for our family. The house we are currently living in is not in good shape so this will have simplified our shelter issues. If there is any balance left I will buy some cows for agriculture."