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 biggest harship that I face is that once in a while am not well so the village hotel that I do work in sometimes, the management stops me from going to work and yet am needy. "
Peterson's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Peterson enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is when i married and had children atleast I made a step but unfortunately my wife left me taking our children with her. But having a family once made me proud."
Oywago's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Oywago enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is the fact that I own a piece of land where I do my farming on."
Alex's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Alex enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is paying school fees for two of my children through secondary school. "
Martha's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Martha enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is struggling to pay school fees for my children."
Kennedy's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Kennedy enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of a steady source of income due to very limited opportunities in our area. "
Evaline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Evaline enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is buying furniture for my house with money I obtained from the sale of sisal ropes which I make and sell. "
Rose's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is buying some chairs in my house after I burnt and sold charcoal. "
Rose's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is am a widow and I only depend on menial job to sustain my family, sometimes there is no work at all and am forced to go without food paying school fees for my children is also very hard. "
Jane's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jane enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is building this house am living in right now. I used to live in a grass thatched house but now I have a better iron sheets house. "