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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David's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
David enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having saved my earnings while I worked as a fisherman and later used the money to purchase building materials and pay workers who built my current house."
Tony's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Tony enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked as a fisherman and saved my earnings, I was then able to buy tree seedlings which I planted and plan to sell the timber when they mature."
Benson's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Benson enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is that I managed to take two of my kids to school and one of them is now a driver and this I managed to do so with the cash I had saved from my farm business."
Benson's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Benson enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is that I cannot afford to buy seeds and fertilizers for farming due to lack of funds."
Jacob's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Jacob enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I own a dairy cow that is supplying my family with milk hence I don't have to spend money to buy milk."
Nicolas's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Nicolas enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is lack of enough funds to build my own house."
Collins's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Collins enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I own my home where I can make decisions independently."
Lilian's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Lilian enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I'm good in farming and I am happy that I sold some of my farm proceeds and managed to buy three dairy cow that I later on sold and paid school fees."
Ang'iro's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Ang'iro enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we don't have a reliable source of income. I pay school fees for my siblings and this has overwhelmed me being that I don't have a stable source of income."
Benson's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Benson enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we have a child who has been Sickling but we don't have enough money to pay for his medical bills."