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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Josephine's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Josephine enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we don't have a stable source of income to support our family."
Seline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Seline enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we don't have a dependable source of income to support our family. We are peasant farmers who solely depend on subsistence agriculture as a source of living. "
Mary's family
access_time 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 to support my family."
Margaret's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Margaret enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have managed to buy a cow."
Jane's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jane 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 goat. "
Eunice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Eunice enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income for myself, this means that I am often unable to pay school fees for my children and they cannot even finish the school term without being sent home. "
Peres's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Peres enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to buy a dairy cow. I cannot afford to buy milk daily, thus I often have to drink tea without milk which is not very good. "
Andrew's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Andrew enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income for myself, this means that I can hardly afford to provide basic needs for my family. "
Calleb's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Calleb enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked for the civil service for quite a while and after retirement I had saved enough money to buy a piece of land where I established my homestead. "
Alice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Alice enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to pay school fees for my sons who are in university, if I am unable to raise the required fees they may have to defer their studies. "