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.
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over 8 years ago
Hellen
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"My biggest hardship in life is lack of enough harvest since the has become very unfertile."
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over 8 years ago
Tom
enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have worked hard and bought three goats and a cow which we are proud of."
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over 8 years ago
Beatrice
enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have worked very hard, saved money and built a bigger house."
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over 8 years ago
Peter
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we have huge fee balance for our children in school. It has been hard for us because we don't have a stable source of income."
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over 8 years ago
Rose
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"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we solely depend on subsistence farming as a source of livelihood. This makes life unbearable especially when we get poor harvests."
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over 8 years ago
John
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"My proudest achievement is having worked as a blacksmith for a while, I have been able to save some of my earnings and bought some livestock, sadly most of the livestock often succumb to various types of illnesses."
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over 8 years ago
Matano
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having met a beautiful spouse who has given birth to a beautiful baby girl."
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over 8 years ago
Beatrice
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"My proudest achievement is having started a small business selling fast moving consumer goods and cereals, I then saved my profits with a women's self help group and eventually I managed to buy a motorcycle."
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over 8 years ago
Walter
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"My proudest achievement is having worked as a casual worker and after saving my earnings for a while I was able to build my current house, in addition I was able to meet a beautiful woman who I married."
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over 8 years ago
Margaret
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"My proudest achievement is having saved money that I got from selling my farm produce and eventually managed to buy iron roofing sheets which I used to repair the roof of my current house."
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