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.
Jane's family
access_time 6 years ago
Jane received a $453 second payment.
"This transfer has changed my health,previously I was very sick and I was supposed to undergo an operation but i did not have money,but when I received my transfer I was able to undergo the operation and get treatment,my health is ok now."
Sheila's family
access_time 6 years ago
Sheila received a $4 initial payment.
"In the next month i will have a cow .I will stop buying milk and instead will get an income for use.I will also have started building a new house."
Selly's family
access_time 6 years ago
Selly received a $4 initial payment.
"My life is currently different in that I am now optimistic with life as compared to having not received the transfers. Initially before the transfers, I had lost hope with life to an extent that I had even stopped working hard. Now i feel rally motivated"
Annet's family
access_time 6 years ago
Annet received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been because am happy to have my two bulls to help me with gardening, and I have a few household items like a solar panel for lighting at night."
Loreen's family
access_time 6 years ago
Loreen enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of was starting a samosa business six years ago which made me more independent and less reliant on my husband's money. It was through this business that I managed to pay my son's nursery school fees and chip in on other family's basic needs. I also managed to join a merry-go-round where I could save some little money from my business. "
Lucy's family
access_time 6 years ago
Lucy enrolled.
"My greatest achievement was harvesting two bags of maize last season which was the best I have ever produced from my farm. This came as a result of using local manure on my farm. With the two bags, I was able to consume one bag with my family and sold the other bag to pay my child's secondary school fees."
James's family
access_time 6 years ago
James enrolled.
"My greatest achievement was harvesting 8 bags of maize in 2016. The good harvest came as a result of using the local manure on my farm. I was able to sell part of the produce to pay my second wife's dowry and my family's health also improved because they ate well without missing a meal."
Margaret's family
access_time 6 years ago
Margaret enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is, lack of food since I have a very small piece of land that does not produce enough crops that can take me for even more than two months."
Janifa's family
access_time 6 years ago
Janifa enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face is lack of money to pay school fees for my daughter who finished high school last year and is supposed to join college."
Otieno's family
access_time 6 years ago
Otieno enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is raising school fees. We are orphans and my eldest sister who provides our basic needs is overwhelmed with responsibilities since she does not have good income either."