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.
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Jenifa's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jenifa enrolled.
"My proudest achievements are that l have struggled to educate my children after the death of my husband. Secondly l have managed to buy a piece of land and a house for my family. "
Abraham's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Abraham enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is unreliable source of income to sustain my family. "
Benter's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Benter enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced life is lack of food because the last maize and sorghum harvest was very poor. "
Mary's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest taking care of my children up to where they are now. "
Pamela's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Pamela enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of enough food for my family because I mainly depend on selling sisal ropes, but this cannot adequately sustain all of us in the family. "
Samuel's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Samuel enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of money to pay school fees for our children and also to buy food for my family. "
Finter's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Finter enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is loosing most of my household items in a fire which consumed our house. "
Emmanuel's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Emmanuel enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is building this house, I used to live in a small grass thatched house. "
George's family
access_time over 8 years ago
George enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my growing up as an orphan after my father died when I was only seven years old. "
Terry's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Terry enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is buying household items. "