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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Benter's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Benter enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is I single handedly paid school fees for my child until he finished form four. "
Ruth's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Ruth enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is there is no stable income and fending for my family is so hard since we depend on selling sisal ropes for income. "
Eunice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Eunice enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is I bought two cows out of selling my sugarcane. "
Judith's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Judith enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we face in life is that we lack money to build a bigger house that can fit our family and visitors that we frequently host. The little money we earn is only enough to feed and educate our children "
Pamela's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Pamela enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is that I lack a proper source of income to take care of my family as I depend solely on casual labour that earns me very little income."
Willys's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Willys enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is that I have no proper source of income being that I depend on fishing and fish has become so scarce."
Benta's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Benta enrolled.
"The achievement I am proud of is taking care of my children by taking them to school and feeding them for 18years now without their father who passed away. "
Jacinter's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jacinter enrolled.
"The biggest hardship in my life was when my father passed away and had to get married in order to help my mother without completing my education "
Atieno's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Atieno enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is poor health. I have a chest condition that sometimes disrupts my work."
Samuel's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Samuel enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is taking my children to primary and secondary school using the little income I get "