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.
Aphline's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Aphline enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced is lack of a reliable source of income. We depend on fishing and agriculture which are not reliable in this area so sometimes we have to miss some meals to cope up with the high cost of living."
Cathorina's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Cathorina received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum transfer on building a house,buy a cow & a sheep."
Pamela's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Pamela received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on building an iron roofed house.I also want to buy a calf and pay school fees."
Caroline's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Caroline received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on buying building materials(iron sheets,windows and a door).I also want to pay school fees for my child."
Mary's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Mary received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on plastering my house.I also want to pay school fees and buy a mattress."
Penina's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Penina received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming payment on paying dowry for my daughter in law.I also want to plaster my house and buy a cow."
Elizabeth's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Elizabeth enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is that I have managed to keep up with my business of selling fingerlings and this has supported my family and I even after the death of my husband."
Emaculate's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Emaculate enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is in terms of getting cash that I can use to continue with my business of selling French fries as this is my other source of income that I depend on when farming fails."
Eunice's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Eunice enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we face in our life is that my husband's income has reduced as his fishing net is old and torn and this makes him not to have a good catch that can be sold to give us money."
Lilian's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Lilian enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that we have been able to get some cash from my husband's savings that we used to buy some cement that we used to plaster the walls of our house as initially it was built using mud."