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.
Norah's family
access_time 5 years ago
Norah received a $471 initial payment.
"My life is currently different because I have acquired Livestock like goats and sheep which I did not own before. I have also repossessed the land which I'm going to plant my cassava. In the post, I had no gardens to plant my crops."
Stella's family
access_time 5 years ago
Stella received a $471 initial payment.
"Acquiring a motorcycle is the biggest difference in my daily life. This is because it is now easy to earn a living as it can help bring in food, have money at hand and use it when need arises and then ease transport. Before when I had no motorcycle, feeding was really difficult. My family and I would even go without food as we had no where to turn to get money."
Joseph's family
access_time 5 years ago
Joseph received a $453 second payment.
"My life has changed in that I am happier because I am constructing an extension of my house such that my children will have a comfortable accommodation too. Previously, my children have been sleeping in a grass thatched house that had been giving me the burden of walking for long distances to look for grass in order to renovate it frequently."
Anna's family
access_time 5 years ago
Anna received a $453 second payment.
"This transfers have improved my life in that, I constructed a permanent house which I hope to sleep in very soon after finishing. The house I currently stay in is thatched and it has been costly for us to renovate it whenever it leaked."
Farida's family
access_time 5 years ago
Farida received a $471 initial payment.
"My daily life has a great difference in that, I feel great happiness as I aquired a cow that is will be a source of investment. When it calves, it will provide milk that I will sell off as a source of income to cater for my daily family needs such as feeding and increase in the number of my cattle. This will then act as security as well when it come to continuity with my children's education."
Debula's family
access_time 5 years ago
Debula received a $471 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is peace of mind having cleared the burden of debts, and my family feeds better than before."
Silver's family
access_time 5 years ago
Silver received a $471 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I felt so happy receiving such an amount of money in my lifetime that will stop the burden of searching for roofing grass after every two years, because I am going to construct an iron sheet roofed house. "
Deo's family
access_time 5 years ago
Deo received a $471 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is happiness to be able to make bricks that will build an iron sheet roofed house before strong rains return to haunt me in a grass thatched house that leaks."
Samali's family
access_time 5 years ago
Samali received a $471 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is improved dressing since I bought more and my grocery shop is having increased turnover due to more customers. "
Scovia's family
access_time 5 years ago
Scovia received a $471 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I was so happy to extent of losing sleep till morning because this would help me build an iron sheet roofed house that has been my life wish."