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.
Dinah's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Dinah enrolled.
"The biggest hardship which I face in my life is lack of plates and saucepan for use in my house. "
Everline's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Everline received a $633 second payment.
"I am very grateful because I am now staying in a semi permanent house unlike before when we were staying in a grass thatched house that was seriously leaking whenever it rained. My children are happy and they now dress decently like other neighbour's children."
David's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
David enrolled.
"Receving this money means that, I will be able to renovate my house through buying new iron sheets, furniture for my house, pay school fees for my chidren and invest part of it on my coffee farm through buying of seeds."
Jacob's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Jacob received a $475 third payment.
"I used the cash transfer to buy two cows and a new set of sofa-set. I also manged to boost my business using the capital I had from GD. I am now able to buy more stock of fish that I re-sell to my esteemed customers."
Christine's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Christine received a $496 third payment.
"I used my third transfer to start a second-hand cloth business to to sustain me later on and I am glad to say that it is doing well.With the rest of the money,I boosted my chicken project that I had started using the second transfer by adding more chickens and buying chicken feeds."
Walter's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Walter received a $478 third payment.
"I boosted my third transfer with my second transfer and used it to build my house because I was staying in a thatched roofed house which was seriously leaking and the walls had started cracking.I also bought house hold items."
Amos's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Amos received a $442 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been because i have acquired what i could have in my life time, for instance cattle."
Rose's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Rose received a $446 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been because am now self sustainable, able to afford to do what i couldn't before, like meeting some household expenses. "
Carren's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Carren received a $476 third payment.
"I used the money to buy two cows and one goat. What remained out of that cash I used to pay school fees for my child. The reason why I bought the livestock was because I knew they would eventually give birth and I would benefit by getting enough from the animals."
Judith's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Judith received a $476 third payment.
"I used the third transfer to plaster my house because my house was so dusty and it could consume a lot of my time repairing it. I'm now happy I have a decent house."