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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John's family
access_time over 8 years ago
John enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is when I started my own milk business which is still operating upto now. "
Elizabeth's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Elizabeth enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is the fact that I managed to educate my children alone upto secondary school yet my husband died while they were still in primary "
Caleb's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Caleb enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is when my father died and I had to quit school in order to help my mother take care of the family financially by doing odd jobs"
Oguma's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Oguma enrolled.
"The biggest harship I face in my life is that am partially blind and am HIV positive so sometimes my health is not good and yet I am not financially stable taking care of my family is challenging. "
Christopher's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Christopher enrolled.
"The biggest harship I face in my life is that my income is very low and so becomes challenging to Carter for my family's wellbeing. "
Susan's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Susan enrolled.
"The biggest harship that I face in my life is falling sick once in a while since am HIV positive and this weighs me down most of the time. "
Dorothy's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Dorothy enrolled.
"The biggest harship that I face in my life is that sometimes business is so low I end up not making any profit at all at the end of the day. "
Benard's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Benard enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is living in a state of want. I am currently unable to meet most of my needs due to lack of money. "
Irine's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Irine enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is having a sickling child who needs specialised treatment which I can't afford to pay for at this moment. "
Shem's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Shem enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is taking care of my junior siblings after our father died and mother ran away, leaving me as the sole provider for my siblings. "