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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Elizabeth's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Elizabeth enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to pay school fees for my children, my business is not very profitable at my present location and if I am unable to raise the required fees from my sales my children might have to defer their studies."
Anne's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Anne enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is hunger, last season the harvests were not very bountiful and my only source of income is my husband, whose meagre earnings can barely feed us and provide other basic needs."
Emily's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Emily enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to buy a few oxen and a ploughing machine, this means that I till my farms using manual labour and this is not very efficient, we might have to abandon farming for a while until we have a ploughing machine and some oxen."
Florence's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Florence enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we face right now is lack of enough money to buy some oxen and a ploughing machine, this means we use manual means to till our farm and this is not very efficient."
Maurice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Maurice enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is that I lack a proper source of income after having been unfairly dismissed from work."
Dorine's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Dorine received a $98 initial payment.
"I plan to pay school fees for my 3 children who are in secondary school. in secondary school"
Benta's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Benta received a $98 initial payment.
"I plan to buy ironsheet, timber and nails, and build an iron roofed house."
Ruth's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Ruth received a $98 initial payment.
"I plan to buy ironsheet, timber and nails, and build an iron roofed house for myself."
Aloice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Aloice received a $98 initial payment.
"I'm planning to invest the entire transfer in fishing business. This will enable me to earn daily income and feed my family with less ado."
Mary's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Mary received a $98 initial payment.
"I plan to clear school fees arrears for my son so that he can get his certificate and join college., ironsheet, timber"