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.
Berita's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Berita received a $471 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that am generally doing well, I sleep on good beddings and put on good clothes. Am also constructing my iron roofed house."
Daniel's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Daniel received a $471 initial payment.
"The moment I received the transfer, I felt so happy because it was an opportunity for me to settle the debt that had bothered me for long."
Angella's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Angella received a $471 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have managed to construct a decent iron roofed house, the struggle to look for thatch is over."
Muche's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Muche enrolled.
"Food insecurity is my biggest hardship. This is as a result of unproductive land and poor rainfall in the area. In most of the seasons, I harvest around 2 bags of maize that can only sustain the family up to two months. In this regard, we are forced to supplement from the shop but it is quite challenging due to unsustainable income. In some cases we are forced to go without food for three consecutive days."
Celestine's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Celestine received a $537 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I can afford a peaceful sleep not only because I have comfortable bedding but also because I no longer sleep on the ground where we could be bitten by a snake at any time especially during the rainy season when the snakes could get in houses seeking for dry shelter."
Laurence's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Laurence enrolled.
"In the morning once I wake up I prepare myself as early as 5am then go to work up-to 11pm at night. My meals I take at my work place. Once am back to the house I just go bed. During my free time I go have chats with my friends. I always have one day off in a week but most of my time I am at work. "
John's family
access_time over 5 years ago
John received a $538 initial payment.
"Owning a bigger house has always been a challenge and it always kept me in deep thoughts wondering how to raise money for constructing the house because it pained me seeing my children staying in such a poor conditioned house. I'm happy, proud and I'm currently settled psychologically because I have achieved the dream of owning my dream house. This is the biggest difference in my daily life."
Steven's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Steven received a $538 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is the feeling of safety because I'm currently staying in a new safe and comfortable house. I'm not worried anymore whenever it rains that the house might fall on us or might be blown off by wind, and we do not have to spend a lot of time too, parking my household stuff in one safe corner whenever it rains so that they couldn't be ruined by the rain as it was the case previously."
Susan's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Susan received a $454 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been because before life was blick in our eyes, but now we are happy to have acquired items we never imagined to own in our life time. "
Stephen's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Stephen received a $454 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been because I dress better than before and I am happy to acquire household items like mattress and a bed."