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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Ascah's family
access_time 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."
Caren's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Caren enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is financial instability."
Millicent's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Millicent enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is the burden of school fees especially when schools reopen."
Melkadus's family
access_time 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."
Licha's family
access_time 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."
Damaris's family
access_time 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."
Johannes's family
access_time 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."
Mercy's family
access_time 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."
Mourice's family
access_time 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."
Emilly's family
access_time 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."