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.
Safari's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Safari enrolled.
"Two years ago,I started a second hand clothes business from which the profits would be adequate to buy food,pay school fees and cater for any financial need that would arise.Unfortunately, I lost my working capital mysteriously on my way to pick the bales in Mombasa in May 2018.This forced me to venture in charcoal burning which currently can not generate enough money to feed and educate my children.Receiving this money means I will revive the second hand clothes business and hopefully regain my financial stability and provide adequately for the basic needs of my family."
Julius's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Julius received a $471 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have been in position to own a cow that I had been longing for some time, I have also got better clothes and good kitchen utensils."
Joseph's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Joseph received a $453 second payment.
"My life has changed alot in that I can now pay for my medical bills and buy food for my family compared to the past where I was stressed about medical bills, lack of food and other necessities. This cash transfer also helped me pay for my children's school fees. Life was very difficult because I could not afford to even hire a farm land for farming."
Magret's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Magret received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different in that, I have constructed my a permanent structure for business which I could not have managed if I never received the transfer."
Esther's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Esther received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different in that I have a peace of mind because I was able to get back ownership of my land since I had no other land to cultivate."
Merab's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Merab received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different in that I am now healthy and happy because I eat good food. Secondly, I now sleep on a comfortable bed. This would not have been possible because I had an old tattered mattress. I was able to acquire basic house hold items that I could not buy due to lack of money."
Esther's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Esther received a $453 second payment.
"First and foremost I am very happy that my life is different in that I feed well because I can afford to buy a variety of food. Secondly, I have built a house with the cash transfers because in the past I was living under a grass thatched house. Thirdly, I was able to buy basic necessities for my children. All these would have not been possible had I not received the cash transfers."
Ismael's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Ismael received a $453 second payment.
"My life is much different in that I sleep under a nice iron roofed house. I also wear presentable clothes and I dress like a responsible person. In the past I was living under a leaking house and under I was leading a stressful life. "
Anna's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Anna received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different in that, I'm happy because I have my Livestock which well help me farm when the season starts for planting crops. I could not have got this Livestock if I never received the transfer."
Jeniffer's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Jeniffer received a $453 second payment.
"The biggest different in my life is that I'm able to buy food in my house, I have also gained some weight because I'm able to feed well. GD is like my spouse now because it has provided me with money since I'm a widow."