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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Kennedy's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Kennedy enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked as a casual worker after completing my secondary school education, because I used to save quite a bit of my earnings I have been able to join a teachers training college and by next year I should be through with the training. "
Rosemary's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rosemary enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income for my husband. He is just a mere farmer and this means that whatever little money that I earn has to be shared between our two families. In fact I live in a dilapidated house because there is no money for repairs. "
Lilian's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Lilian enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is securing a job at a hotel and with the money that I save daily I have been able to educate my three children."
Pamellah's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Pamellah enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to pay school fees for my children who are in secondary and primary schools. If I am unable to raise the required fees they may have to defer their studies. "
Arthur's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Arthur enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I'm facing currently is on making ends meet and on paying school fees for my children,this is because I do not have a constant source of income to always rely on."
Aquinas's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Aquinas enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we are facing currently is on making ends meet and raising the children left to us by my deceased brother.The business is not promising enough to cater for the large family. "
John's family
access_time over 8 years ago
John enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is how to raise school fees because I don't have a reliable source of income and it is very unfortunate that last term my son missed his exams."
Pillip's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Pillip enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I saved some little money from my fishing business and managed to build an elegant house that is also a bit spacious compared to the previous house."
Rose's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is that,sometimes my children are always sent away due to lack of school fees and since I cannot afford to raise their school fees due to low income,they usually stay at home until I raise their fees."
Maveline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Maveline enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of funds to buy a parcel of land where we can grow crops for our own consumption."