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.
Isabella's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Isabella received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on building a house and plastering it.I also want to buy cushions for my chairs and a table."
Norah's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Norah enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is lack of adequate income. Life has been harsh on us to the extent that we have been forced to miss meals so as to make ends meet."
Herine's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Herine enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is lack of a stable source of income that can enable me pay school fees for my children. Sometimes, they have been sent home due to unpaid fee balances."
Ester's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Ester enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to build a house for my family. I was able to do this from my savings."
Benson's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Benson enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that l have struggled to build my mother a good house."
Humphrey's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Humphrey enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of proper source of income to sustain my family."
Peter's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Peter enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is providing financial support to my parents, help in educating my younger siblings and other relatives who I have live with from the larger extended family."
Joseph's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Joseph enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is educating my children through high school as a single parent. I was a professional photographer until I developed eye problem. That's how I was able to pay school fees."
Drolex's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Drolex enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is moving my family back home from Uganda, where we lived for years. It's my pride to be back home even though we started life a fresh."
Joseph's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Joseph enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I have been able to take my child to school till she finished secondary school and I still have others who are still in school. All this I have been able to manage using cash that I get from farming and for this I count as my achievement."