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.
Grace's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Grace enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having been a successful business women, I even managed to educate my children with the profits that I managed to get. "
Everline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Everline enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income for myself and my spouse. We have children who are in school and if we are unable to raise the required fees they may drop out of school. "
Margret's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Margret enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I'm facing currently is on making ends meet,I fell sick some few months ago and used all the savings I had on medication leaving me with nothing to plough back in the business. "
Eunice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Eunice enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we face currently is on making ends meet,we rely on casual jobs which in most cases are not readily available."
Beatrice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Beatrice enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we face now is on fending for our family,the casual jobs are not much available and farming is no longer the main source of livelihood like in the past due to drought. "
Alfred's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Alfred enrolled.
"The achievement we're proudest of is having been able to use the little money we get to seek for medication..From the year 2013 our life has been full of sickness but we thank God for the far he has brought us."
Rennis's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rennis enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we face now is that of being homeless, it is not comfortable living in a another person's house knowing that anytime they can come back from town and settle in."
Jacinta's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jacinta received a $493 second payment.
"Other Ngos pay school fees for our children in their respective schools while GD gives us transfers directly to enable us afford household basic needs; our children can't as well stay in class with empty stomachs."
Sheba's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Sheba received a $493 second payment.
"I have a big difference in my daily life since my quarrying business has been lucrative ever since I opened it. I make at least 1500 KES a day, which has improved the living standard of my household."
Caroline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Caroline received a $493 second payment.
"We have made a step in life. Our lives have changed since we have been eating well since we started receiving transfers from GD; our health has improved a lot something that can easily be noticed by everyone."