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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Magret's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Magret enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is having been able to build my current house which is iron roofed and bigger,I use to live in a thatched house which was also small."
Meresa's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Meresa enrolled.
"The achievement we are proudest of is having been able to build our current house,we use to live in a thatched house which would leak during rainy seasons."
Berly's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Berly enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I am facing in my life currently is on making ends meet and raising my family.Given that the motorcycle my husband uses is not his,we are not garanteed that every day he will get enough cash for both of us and the owner."
Teresa's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Teresa enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is having been able to put up a poultry farming business which so far has been of help in sustaining my family."
Mary's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I am facing in my life currently is on making ends meet..I do not have proper source of income which makes it hard for me feed my family."
Cerina's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Cerina enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we don't have a stable source of income to support our big family."
Damaris's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Damaris enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of money buy oxen to do better farming."
Mercy's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Mercy enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that through villlage savings and loaning groups, I have managed to save and educate my two children in boarding primary schools and now they are in national secondary schools."
Alphonce's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Alphonce enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of proper source of income to support my family."
Grace's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Grace enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is that I lack a good source of income. The little money I earn is mainly for food and school fee and so I am forced to live in a very small house with grown up children."