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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Jane's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jane enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is I was able to take and train my two boys in vocational training to learn welding until they graduated. "
Tobias's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Tobias enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is I don't have a job I depend on farming and providing for my family is very hard since the crops don't do well sometimes. "
Rose's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"The biggest harship that I face in life is that my kids are sent home most of the time to get school fees and yet am not financially stable so I struggle a lot. "
Grace's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Grace enrolled.
"The biggest harship that I face is that am Financially unstable despite having to take care of my six children, considering the fact that I am HIV positive and sometimes am unwell and unable to work to get money to Carter for my family and I. "
Hey's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Hey enrolled.
"The biggest harship that we face is that we struggle so much to make money to Carter for our daily needs. "
Lilian's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Lilian enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is inability to get proper medical treatment and care for my husband who is asthmatic. "
Joseph's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Joseph enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is leasing a piece of land, on which I grew sugarcane which I sold and used the money to buy some livestock. "
Kenedy's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Kenedy enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is paying dowry for my wife. "
Moses's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Moses enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of enough food because the maize and millet crop often fail, either due to drought or floods. "
Jared's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jared enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is buying a few livestock using money I got from the sale of maize which I grew in my farm. "