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.
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Joyce's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Joyce received a $449 second payment.
"My life is now different in that, I own an ox and renovated my old house. Before, I used to sleep in an incomplete house and it wasn't convinient enough. In addition, we used to wait for the owners of the oxen to finish ploughing before our acres would be ploughed. This in turn led to poor yields hence food shortage."
Gilbert's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Gilbert received a $449 second payment.
"My live is now better in that, I own livestock and better clothes. With this livestock, I hope to get milk that I can sell for income. In the past, I never had any source of income thus I couldn't meet most of my basic needs most especially clothes."
Stephen's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Stephen received a $449 second payment.
"My life has improved in that, I feed, sleep and treat myself in a far better manner. This is because I didn't have a source of income that could enable to meet all these basic needs. In addition, I bought an ox that together with the one I already had will help me plough my farm land in time. In the past, I used to hire people's oxen that would be given to me towards the end of the planting season hence this led to poor harvest."
Kevin's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Kevin enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is illness after undergoing an operation."
Merab's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Merab enrolled.
"My plan is to build ironroofed house for my family since it's so challenging to get thatching grass as roofing material."
Loyce's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Loyce enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is lack of enough land for agriculture."
Esther's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Esther enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is lack of money for providing basic needs like clothes beddings to my family members."
Christine's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Christine received a $449 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been because I have an iron sheet roofed house that will house me, resting from the burdens that come with sleeping under a grass thatched house especially during a rainy season. This money has also enabled my children to attend school. Before, my children would spend most the time at home during school days because we didn't have money."
Elizabeth's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Elizabeth received a $449 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been because I have been able to construct an iron sheet roofed house, and feeding is better in that I am able to change diet regularly. This has brought happiness in my life. Before, my life was full of stress on how to stand for my family ever since spouse past away. "
Simon's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Simon received a $449 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been because I now have pride and self esteem since there's money to acquire whatever is lacking at home if my wife requests. Before, it was difficult for me to exercise my duties as a man in the home without money."