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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Dorca's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Dorca enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked as a casual worker for many years and after diligently saving my earnings for a while I was able to buy a a few household items. "
Mary's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is that I was able to build my house even after the death of my husband using cash that I got from the sale of a piece of my land to development project that planned to do irrigation in our village."
Maurice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Maurice enrolled.
"I'm proudest of the fact that I have been able to build my own house using money obtained from the casual work I do around the village. "
Hellen's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Hellen enrolled.
"I am proudest about the fact that that so far I have been able to provide for my big family in spite of being so constrained financially. "
Walter's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Walter enrolled.
"I have had to struggle financially following a very poor crop harvest. "
Roseline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Roseline enrolled.
"I'm proudest about being able to keep my children in school even during tough times. "
Jane's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jane enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is paying school fees since I don't have a job."
Everlyne's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Everlyne enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is paying school fees for my children."
Kemigisha's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Kemigisha enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is that I lack school fees to further my studies and the monet to take my child to school with."
Beatrice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Beatrice enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is that we have some donkeys that we use for transporting water to different people and we are able to make a few shillings."