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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Joseph's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Joseph enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is having to rely on casual jobs for sustenance."
Gladis's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Gladis enrolled.
"I would say that,being able to build an iron roofed house and seeing my children alive is the achievement I am proudest of. "
Zephenia's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Zephenia enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is how to ensure that my family gets their daily bread given the fact that I don't have a reliable source of income."
Agnes's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Agnes enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to construct a house for my family. I used to stay in a thatched house."
Godwin's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Godwin enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we don't have our own house."
Tom's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Tom enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have managed to get married and have children."
Nancy's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Nancy enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face currently is lack of sufficient funds to feed my family because my business went down following my spouse's prolonged ailment."
Marikus's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Marikus enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is having to live with HIV and being that I have no proper income as I depend on rain fed farming which is so unpredictable. "
Ruth's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Ruth enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I am a gospel artist and through music I have touched many lives positively. I love to empower young people."
Moses's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Moses enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is that I have built the house I am in and I also have a piece of land that I bought. I have taken some of my children to school."