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.
Erick's family
access_time 6 years ago
Erick enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is providing for my family. I was involved in a road accident while driving a car with our children to school when a tyre burst and the car rolled over. I broke my hand and leg and injured my chest. I cannot do physical jobs and getting alternative jobs has been a challenge."
Margaret's family
access_time 6 years ago
Margaret enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is starting up a poultry farm that I used to long for. I started it out with the money that I got through selling of farm products."
Mark's family
access_time 6 years ago
Mark enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have is financial instability since the kind of work that I do is not consistent. "
Juliana's family
access_time 6 years ago
Juliana received a $4 initial payment.
"In the next six months i will have crops in my farm.I will have planted potatoes since i will have money to establish this.The produce will help me in that i will get income from selling it."
Leonard's family
access_time 6 years ago
Leonard enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have is lack of money to purchase a bull to easen my farming activities. As at now I have land but can only plough a small piece which at the end gives me a little outcome. "
Anna's family
access_time 6 years ago
Anna enrolled.
"Receiving this money means buying oxen to facilitate ploughing of my farm land."
Sarah's family
access_time 6 years ago
Sarah enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is lack of money to buy household basic necessities like clothing and food."
Chelangat's family
access_time 6 years ago
Chelangat received a $22 initial payment.
"My life is currently different. I have hope and optimism. We eat well as a family. We can afford a balanced diet. We have also planted our crops which will be a supply for food for us; this will be a constant supply. We can then use our future transfers for other income generating activities or for other things that we will deem fit."
Alphonce's family
access_time 6 years ago
Alphonce received a $4 initial payment.
"I expect my life to change in that I plan to save towards a portable Irrigation Pump for small scale Agribusiness."
Rose's family
access_time 6 years ago
Rose received a $22 initial payment.
"My new goal is to build a new house. An iron roofed house this time. At the moment my current house is grass thatched that is so old fashioned and I would love to change that."