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.
Pamela's family
access_time 5 years ago
Pamela received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I plan to plaster my house after buying new window panes. I would want to have a comfortable house to live in with my family. During the rains, I have to smear every month which is very tiresome and time-consuming. I would want to use the energy used for smearing to do other important things like farming."
Rosemary's family
access_time 5 years ago
Rosemary received a $549 initial payment.
"That moment i received the transfer i was so happy. I was literally celebrating all over the village and yet it was very early morning. That was a moment I couldn't hide my joy because I had a lot of debts I needed to settle."
Elizabeth's family
access_time 5 years ago
Elizabeth received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I plan to start the poultry business to add to my vegetable business. I know with this business I will have a stable source of income to help me improve on my financial status so as to avoid begging and borrowing as was the case before the transfers."
Salome's family
access_time 5 years ago
Salome received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have plenty of food. I am planning to invest so much in farming. I will buy hybrid seeds and use conventional methods of farming. This I believe will ensure I get great farm produce. When I get more produce I will be in a potion to sell some of this product and start buying building materials. I have been living in a house which is in a bad condition but I believe by investing in my farm I will achieve most of my goals including building a decent house."
Esther's family
access_time 5 years ago
Esther received a $549 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have the energy to do other things other than just worry about where to get the next meal or money. My family can now eat well because we have enough in store for a whole year."
Erick's family
access_time 5 years ago
Erick received a $549 initial payment.
"I had a blissful moment and felt confident because I knew that all my investment plan could be fulfilled, and I believe so due to the fact that, I have made positive progress to achieve that. "
Rennice's family
access_time 5 years ago
Rennice received a $549 initial payment.
"I have Berber shop as family's income generating activity, but this could not be enough to meet the family needs. Receiving the money was a light of hope in my life and shaded off the darkness of poverty. I am definitely happy because I have done the progress compared to my past life."
Dancan's family
access_time 5 years ago
Dancan received a $549 initial payment.
"When I received my transfer, I was very happy. There was a message that rung into my mind was that "This is the end of humiliation and insults from community members". People knew the kind of poverty in our family and it was a gossip in the village that there was nothing good that could be expected from our family. Getting married was a waste of time to someone's daughter as they normally said. At the time I received money, I had surety that everything would be now possible and settled."
Joseph's family
access_time 5 years ago
Joseph received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I would expect to have started dairy goat farming. The milk which I would get from the goats would be used for consumption and the milk which I will get from my cows will be for sale. This will help me earn money for supporting other projects and paying school fees for my children."
Bernard's family
access_time 5 years ago
Bernard received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have set up a new business which will result in more income in my household. This will enable us to meet most of our household needs since it will be an additional source of income. I am also expecting to buy iron sheets to build my home."