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.
Mercy's family
access_time 6 years ago
Mercy enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life came in the year 2016 when I lost 100 hens that died of a strange disease. I suffered a lot because at that time my main source of livelihood was proceeds from selling eggs. I had to do causal jobs to make ends meet."
Nicholus's family
access_time 6 years ago
Nicholus received a $23 initial payment.
"I am now planning to buy a goat soon especially now that we have monthly transfers, i will later want to buy a dairy cow to help substitute food for my family. these are the new goals i now i have."
Cheruiyot's family
access_time 6 years ago
Cheruiyot enrolled.
"One thing that I am so proud of so far is my education level, I hold a degree certificate from university, this makes me so proud because I can hustle out and secure my self a well paying job, thus improving my economic status."
Scholar's family
access_time 6 years ago
Scholar enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have ever faced in life is lack of school fees, sometimes I used to be sent back home due to fee arrears. Since my parents didn't see the value of educating me as a girl, I had to do casual work during holidays and weekend so as to raise money to pay my schools fee."
Irene's family
access_time 6 years ago
Irene enrolled.
"The achievement I am proud of is being able to provide education for my children even though I struggled alot to pay the school fee since I only depend on subsistence farming as a source of income. So far, four of them are done with their college education and they have secured jobs. As a parent, feel that is the best thing you can offer to your children."
Jonathan's family
access_time 6 years ago
Jonathan enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have ever faced is when I was starting my family, I had nothing of my own, I was depending on my parents to provide food for us and I felt like I failed as a household head."
Syprose's family
access_time 6 years ago
Syprose enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is building my current house. I had been living in a grass thatched house for many years but now live in a better permanent house though it is not completely finished."
Charles's family
access_time 6 years ago
Charles enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have lately faced is severe famine following a long drought. My crops dried up in the field and barely nothing was produced. I had to strain so much to ensure that my family got food. It was exhaustive and tiresome. Real struggle."
Sharon's family
access_time 6 years ago
Sharon enrolled.
"When i was in form three,i was sent home from school to collect fees.Back home,my parents were unable to raise it hence i had to drop out of school for one year.I was so depressed and in that period i became pregnant and gave birth to a baby boy.Even though i eventually went back to complete my studies,my family has never treated me very well since i had my baby"
David's family
access_time 6 years ago
David enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that am facing is raising school fees for my children.I took a loan to pay for their fees and sometimes when the farm does not yield enough it becomes difficult to pay the loan as well as paying school fees."