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
Mourice
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to buy a cow."
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over 8 years ago
Margaret
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is that I lack money to meet all my basic needs being that I have no proper source of income. At times my children are forced to go hungry when I have no money."
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over 8 years ago
Rose
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I am a dedicated and a hard working woman. I was widowed at a young age but I have struggled to work hard and see my children eat and go to school."
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over 8 years ago
Amos
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is financial problems. My income is low and I struggle very much to even keep my children in school."
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over 8 years ago
Dorothy
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have a house that I built using my savings from casual work because my husband died eight years ago and left me with a house in his parent's compound."
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over 8 years ago
Mary
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to pay school fees for my children and buy farm inputs. "
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over 8 years ago
Hellen
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is toiled in my farm for many years and after diligently saving money that I got from the sale of my farm produce I was able to build a better house for my family. "
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over 8 years ago
Danis
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having planted sugarcane in my farm and after selling the first harvest I was able to build my own house. "
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over 8 years ago
Joseph
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to pay school fees for my children. If I am unable to raise the required fees they may drop out of school. "
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over 8 years ago
Nerea
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is ill health. I am experiencing chest pains and this makes me unable to carry out my normal duties like pot making, I am not sure how I will earn a living, I might even have to sleep on an empty stomach on some occasions."
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