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.
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over 8 years ago
Maureen
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of a steady stream of income. This affects my ability to effectively cater for my large family. "
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over 8 years ago
Alice
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of money to pay school fees for our children when it's needed, and so the children are often sent away from school. "
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over 8 years ago
Christopher
enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is setting up my own home using meagre savings from my farming activities. "
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over 8 years ago
Walter
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is is seeing my children sit at home instead of being in school because of lack of money to pay their fees. "
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over 8 years ago
Benter
enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is raising my own children. "
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over 8 years ago
Lilian
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship am facing is we are squattering in my father in laws compound. We don't have land to even cultivate. "
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over 8 years ago
Linet
enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is building this house I used to live in a small grass thatched house but now I have a better house. "
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over 8 years ago
Dorice
enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is from working for people in farms, the little money I got I was able to pay school fees for my daughter until she finished form four. "
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over 8 years ago
Linda
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship am facing is my husband is the sole breadwinner in this extended family yet he has no stable job. I am supposed to go to college yet we can't afford it now. "
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over 8 years ago
Ruth
enrolled.
"The achievement am most proud of is my family. The make me work extra hard "
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