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
Ascah
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is the need to build a house. Since our family has grown, this space is no longer enough."
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over 8 years ago
Caren
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is financial instability."
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over 8 years ago
Millicent
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is the burden of school fees especially when schools reopen."
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over 8 years ago
Melkadus
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is poor health. My spouse and I are ailing and struggling to make ends meet. At times we lack food to eat."
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over 8 years ago
Licha
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I am facing in life is that my income is not sufficient enough to sustain my children in good schools where they can achieve their dreams."
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over 8 years ago
Damaris
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that my son is currently in the University pursuing his bachelors degree in medicine. I am happy because I know he has a brighter future and it's because of our effort."
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over 8 years ago
Johannes
enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have been able to build iron roofed house. We managed to do this through saving the little money that we got from fishing."
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over 8 years ago
Mercy
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to buy some oxen and a ploughing machine which I can use when I am tilling my farm."
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over 8 years ago
Mourice
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to go for treatment, I am a bit sick and this makes me unable to even till my farms."
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over 8 years ago
Emilly
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that getting basic needs as food and clothes is not easy as at times our income is very low hence making it difficult to support everything."
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