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.
Binti's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Binti enrolled.
"Lack of financial resources to take care of the basic needs of my family such as food, clothing and education has been my biggest hardship. My husband's job is not stable, he sometimes goes for days without work and this means unreliable income for the family. I do not have a job myself, i mostly depend on farming but for the past two years there has been inadequate rainfall hence poor harvest. "
Tabu's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Tabu enrolled.
"In my previous harvest, I only got one bag of maize which only lasted two weeks. This made us to face the biggest hardship of our life which is hunger because we have not been able to eat proper meals as a family. At times we only take breakfast and supper and this has affected the health and nutrition of my family. "
Kache's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Kache enrolled.
"I have been borrowing and at times paying heavily for an oxen plough in order to till my farm. Receiving the good news that I am among those going to get the transfers means that I will be able to buy my own. This will cut down on the cost that I have been incurring in order to plough my farm. "
Evans's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Evans enrolled.
"My biggest hardship have been my living condition. I live in iron roofed house with walls too being iron sheets. This kind of a house is very cold during rainy seasons like now, my child is affected by this cold weather and most of the time I spend a lot of money on her medication on cold related illnesses even last week my wife was taken ill to pneumonia."
Mark's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Mark received a $22 eighth payment.
"It has always been my dream to own a cow if not cows just like my friends and neighbours. This is one of the biggest investment in our village which commands a lot of respect from peers. I cannot story freely or be in the company of my fellows because of the status of my house. In the next six months, this is my priority which I have to accomplish as an investment for my family and to gain respect in the community."
Dorine's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Dorine enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is lack of money for fees to my children. After I retired four years ago, I have been without any source of income, my family have to limit on daily meals so that we save for school fees, this strategy affected the performance of the children because of the anxiety of having to study amid the struggle that they see us go through."
Janet's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Janet received a $470 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I eat a well balanced diet. This is something that was unheard of."
Flowrence's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Flowrence received a $470 initial payment.
"When I received the money I became very happy. I felt so happy and satisfied at that moment."
Harriet's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Harriet received a $470 initial payment.
"I felt so happy when I received the money. "
Janet's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Janet received a $470 initial payment.
"When I received the money I felt happy because my family problems were going to be solved."