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.
Anna's family
access_time 6 years ago
Anna enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i am faced with is lack of money to buy oxen that will expand on my household's agricultural production."
Sarah's family
access_time 6 years ago
Sarah enrolled.
"Receiving this money means building an iron roofed house that will provide a comfortable shelter for my family."
Chelangat's family
access_time 6 years ago
Chelangat received a $22 initial payment.
"I expect my life to be better than I have now. In six months, we will be having food from our farm, so lack of food will be minimal. I also expect my children to continue learning without the interruptions of being sent home for lack of fee. If they get a good education they will have a brighter future. That will be my happiness as a parent."
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 current life is different in that I have manged to buy a solar lamp. My house is now well lit. Were it not for this transfer,it would have never been."
Jocinter's family
access_time 6 years ago
Jocinter received a $22 initial payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that , I will have managed to buy a water tank to add to jerry that I have for more storage ."
Grace's family
access_time 6 years ago
Grace received a $22 initial payment.
"My life is currently different. I can comfortably afford food and the basics of life such as clothes and even blankets since we did not have enough. We also used to strain a lot to get some little money from casual work. We do not have to work too much any more at people's farms. I can now till my own land and attend to my farm. I am happy about this and less stressed since I am not that strong due to health issues."
Daisy's family
access_time 6 years ago
Daisy received a $22 initial payment.
"It sis very different now that everyone in the family is very happy with the change that the transfer brought.Currently we can have meals at least twice a day unlike before.We are able to buy sugar that we had assumed to be luxury not a must because we could not afford."
Mercy's family
access_time 6 years ago
Mercy received a $4 initial payment.
"In the next six months i will have started getting high produce from the farm.I will no longer have a food problem.then i will have started building a kitchen."
Dolrosa's family
access_time 6 years ago
Dolrosa received a $4 initial payment.
"Despite my age, I'm motivated to start a small business so that I'm able to get income."