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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Margaret's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Margaret enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have a house that we built with our income from farming."
Wycliffe's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Wycliffe enrolled.
"I am proud that I have managed to finish high school because of well wishers who took responsibility after the demise of my parents."
Clinton's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Clinton enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have obtained a forth form certificate with help from well wishers who took care of me after my parents died."
Nelson's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Nelson enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that l have worked hard to educate some of my children upto high school."
Millicent's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Millicent enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of money to pay school fees for my children."
Agnes's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Agnes enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is frequent illness affecting my family."
Mary's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is lack of money to cater for my family's basic needs. This is because my spouse and I lack a good and reliable source of income."
Judith's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Judith enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is poor health. I am down with TB of the bones and can't engage in hard tasks."
Mary's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is that I lack money to educate my grandchildren whom their father abandoned and I can nolonger work hard due to poor health."
Joshua's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Joshua enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is that I was able to build my house using cash that I got from the sale of cotton that I had planted on my farm hence I now proudly have a house."