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.
Justus's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Justus received a $540 initial payment.
"I was very happy I knew that my plans were going to be actualized. I quickly called my mother and informed her of the transfers."
Kazosi's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Kazosi received a $522 second payment.
"My life is now different because I can now own a house, something I never imagined I could own."
Asha's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Asha received a $540 initial payment.
"The biggest difference is that as a family we now own a piece of land and the title deed has already been handed over to us. We are hopeful that we will built our home there once the resources are available."
Mwalimu's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Mwalimu received a $522 second payment.
"My life is different in that I can now construct a house which I was unable to, and I can also afford food for my family. I would have to struggle a lot to look for work, which are not always easy to come by, before I could build my own house or afford decent meals."
Daniel's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Daniel received a $540 initial payment.
"I had been dreaming of getting some amount of money to repair my house but this was just a dream given that I am an orphan life was unfair I could tell myself that. Receiving such an amount from GD was a dream come true just like in the fairy tales. I felt blessed and favored like God had answered my long awaited prayer."
Beatrice's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Beatrice received a $540 initial payment.
"The moment I received my transfers, the entire house broke into excitement and celebration. I was not sure of receiving the transfers until I saw the mpesa message showing that my mpesa account had been credited with a huge amount of money. I had never received such an amount before."
Rose's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Rose received a $540 initial payment.
"The biggest difference is that I am not worried whenever it rains for my house no longer leaks and my roof is strong and firm. My nephew is at school with a nill fee balance, he can study with minimal disruptions this makes me a happy aunty. Above all, I am guaranteed a bumper harvest after the sugarcane maturity which will generate income to help meet my household needs."
Christine's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Christine received a $474 third payment.
"I spent the whole of the transfer to buy land as l am planing to put up a house on it, being that l separated with my spouse some time back and came back to my biological home and l do not have a place to stay in comfortably. "
Mary's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Mary received a $474 third payment.
"I spent the whole of the transfer to buy building materials and build my own home since l was still stay at my parent's home where l was not comfortable to do my developments and also was stopping my other siblings from putting up their homes since l am the eldest."
Teresa's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Teresa received a $471 third payment.
"I spent the third transfer to buy dairy cows for my future use since l will not spend a lot of money buying milk from my neighbors. The remaining balance l spent to buy and fix steel door for security purposes."