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.
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over 8 years ago
Hairine
enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is that I was able to buy a cow and a bed using cash that I got from our village saving and lending scheme called SILK as in the past I did not have a cow and I slept on the floor. "
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over 8 years ago
Peninah
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that I am a widow and I have fourteen people in my house who all look up to me for food, school fees and other basic needs which at times I fail to provide for them due to my low income that I get from my farm."
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over 8 years ago
Wycliffe
enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have tried and managed to construct iron roofed house and plastered the floor."
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over 8 years ago
Mary
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that I don't have a stable source of income that can enable me pay school fees for my children."
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over 8 years ago
Edward
enrolled.
"I've had to struggle to feed my family at a time when I had no source of income, but now I have a running motorcycle taxi business. "
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over 8 years ago
Milicent
enrolled.
"Building our own home and therefore providing shelter for our family. "
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over 8 years ago
Jackline
enrolled.
"I got sick after giving birth, but then I managed to pull through and now I am doing well. "
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over 8 years ago
Beatrice
enrolled.
"I have had to go hungry and to go to bed on an empty stomach because of lack of food in our home. "
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over 8 years ago
Robert
enrolled.
"I have had to struggle financially to make sure that my family gets something to eat and clothes to wear. "
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over 8 years ago
John
enrolled.
"I am proudest about the fact that I have been able to pay fees for some of my children through high school. "
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