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.
Caroline's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Caroline enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to pay part of my fee required in hairdressing college."
Pamela's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Pamela enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is lack of adequate source of income. Life is sometimes hard for us as a family to the extent that we can go without food for a day or two."
Beatrice's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Beatrice enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we don't have a stable source of income to support our family. We solely depend on fishing for a livelihood though it has been unreliable."
Violet's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Violet enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is being a mother. Not everyone is blessed to be one you know. I just gave birth to a bouncing baby, our third born."
Eunice's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Eunice enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is building my home. I am proud because my husband died when I was still living at his parents home."
Molly's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Molly enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of food, it has been a long time since it rained and our farms are very dry, so we cannot plant any crops and if the situation persists we might experience famine."
Pamela's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Pamela enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is ill health, I have a chest condition and my joints always ache, I am afraid that very soon I will not be able to walk or even go to the market to sell my ropes."
Jacob's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Jacob enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is my mental illness, I have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and the drugs are expensive, I do not think I will be able to continue buying them and this may lead to my condition becoming worse."
Everline's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Everline received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on building my own house and move out of the rented. I will also buy livestock’s."
David's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
David received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on building a house. I will buy additional building materials. I will pay school fees for my 2 children and buy livestock’s."