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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Grace's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Grace enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is I have been able to pay school fees for my son until he finished form four. "
Kennedy's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Kennedy enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is I was able to pay school fees for my wife upto college level. I also paid school fees for my brother's children who are orphans until they finished form four. "
Alice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Alice enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is I we were able to build this three roomed house despite the fact that we don't have stable income. we used to live in a small leaking grass thatched house but now we have a a better house. "
Agnes's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Agnes enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is living in a state of want, whereby I don't have the means to meet most of my basic needs. "
Elsa's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Elsa enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of capital to start any meaningful business."
Molenter's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Molenter enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is struggling to pay school fees for more than one child at a time. This is very burdensome to me. "
Daniel's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Daniel enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of money to buy enough food for my family. I work hard in the farm but the harvest is mostly very poor in our area. "
Benter's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Benter enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is taking care of my children up to where they have reached with their life and education. "
Mary's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"The proudest is that I used to live in a grass house and now I have managed to build a iron roofed house. "
Patrice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Patrice received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming transfers on building an iron roofed house,two goats adn wooden seats"