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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Thomas's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Thomas enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that l have struggled to take our children to school through taking our crops to school to pay school fees."
Mica's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Mica enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is that last season,my harvest was very small and therefore I did not get enough food to feed my family."
Margaret's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Margaret enrolled.
"I would say,lack of enough funds to buy farm equipments is my biggest challenge because I depend so much on a hand hoe to cultivate my farm and since I'm aging very fast,I feel I need an ox plough that will make my work easier."
Everline's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Everline enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is the burden of school fees and providing basic needs for the kids."
Joel's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Joel enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is farming. I do commercial farming of tomatoes and sugarcane. This farming venture is my entire life's investment and pride."
Joseph's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Joseph enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is family. I work hard to provide for their basic needs. I love my wife and kids."
Salome's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Salome enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is that we have been able to take our children to school with the little cash that we get from farming."
Beatrice's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Beatrice enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having struggled and managed to start a small hotel business, the business has enabled me to buy two dairy cows which will give us milk in the coming future."
Caroline's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Caroline enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is lack of money to educate my children. Quite often, I feel so bad when my children are sent out of school due to fee arrears."
Evance's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Evance enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I educated my brother's when I was still employed by the government. One is trained as a doctor and another a teacher."