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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Caroline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Caroline enrolled.
"The achievement I'm most proudest of is having been able to build our current house.When I got married,I found my husband living in a very small house and together we saved some money and build our current house."
Hellen's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Hellen enrolled.
"The greatest achievement am proud of is, I build this two roomed iron sheet house, I used to live in a small grass thatched house. "
Gladys's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Gladys enrolled.
"The biggest hardship am facing is I don't have a decent house, and I have seven children yet I don't have any source of income to take good care of them. "
Eunice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Eunice enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is, we have been able to build our own home and bought 2 diary cows. "
Molly's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Molly enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is, I used to live in a small grass thatched house but we worked hard with my husband and build this iron sheets house. "
Christine's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Christine enrolled.
"The biggest hardship am facing is we don't have enough land to build yet we are so many boys. I need to buy my own piece of land and move out of my father's compound but I don't have the finance to enable me buy land. "
Richard's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Richard enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is, I built this house out of my own sweet I used to live in a grass thatched house. "
Caroline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Caroline enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is building this house, we used to live in a small house but out of hard work in rice farming, we were able to build a bigger house for our family. "
Judith's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Judith enrolled.
"The biggest hardship am facing is, my husband is working for a company but they have not been paid for the past five months, finding income to sustain ourselves I'd very hard. "
Paul's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Paul enrolled.
"The achievement I am proud of is my business of buying and selling livestock which has helped me cater for my family "