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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Jeremiah's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jeremiah enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in my life is that I was an IDP after the 2007 post election violence in Kenya and I was forced to move back to our rural home and all our property was burnt by rowdy youths."
Irene's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Irene enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of money to support my family."
Diana's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Diana enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is buying household items I like utensils, chairs, beddings and water storage jericans. I have managed this through merry go round savings."
Linet's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Linet enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is building this house after my husband passed on. I have also bought water tanks to harvest rain water."
Jackline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jackline enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income for myself, I am currently out of work and depend entirely on my spouse. He is just a casual worker and his income is not that much so my family hardly manages to eat proper meals and have access to other basic needs."
Beatris's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Beatris enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having toiled in my farm and planted maize and beans, after harvesting the crops I sold them at the market and bought two goats."
Celestine's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Celestine enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having completed my secondary school education. It was not an easy task clearing my high school education because my parents were not well off, this meant that I often had to do without many items that my schoolmates had."
Penina's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Penina enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income for myself, this is because I can barely eke out a living due to ill health, often I am unable to consistently keep a job."
James's family
access_time over 8 years ago
James enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having been able to to rear livestock for quite a while and after selling the livestock I was able to open a small hotel which has helped me take care of my family's needs."
Anne's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Anne enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I own a dairy Cow that is supplying my family with large quantities of milk."