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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Lavender's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Lavender enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is that we were able to build our own house using cash that we had saved from our farming business and now we have a house of our own that we call home."
Julita's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Julita enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is that I have no source of income."
Wasingtone's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Wasingtone enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is that I have an eye problem and I am not able to see well,the treatment is also expensive."
Domnic's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Domnic enrolled.
"I am proudest about the fact that I have been able to put up my own house using money obtained from my motorcycle taxi business. "
Jackline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jackline enrolled.
"I am proudest of the fact that I have been able to sell some of the crop from my farm, and I have used the proceeds to build my own house in a society where a person's worth is greatly defined by whether they own a house or not. "
Paul's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Paul enrolled.
"I am proudest of the fact that after dropping out of school in form three due to lack of school fees , I was then able to do casual work in construction sites, from which I saved some money which I later used to go back to school, and now I am employed to teach at a local primary school. "
Joanes's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Joanes enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life has been having to move with my family to a temporary shelter after having been displaced by floods. "
Benson's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Benson enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is having had to look for food for my large family, especially following seasons of poor harvest. "
Pamela's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Pamela enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have worked hard as a fisherman so that my children get basic education and I am happy that my son is currently in third form."
Godfrey's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Godfrey enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is that I lack a good source of income because my capentry business earns me very little income and that is the reason I live in a very small house."