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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John's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
John enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have in life is financial distress. I am a farmer and my income is not sufficient to meet all my financial needs. It's barely enough for food and school fee."
Argwings's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Argwings enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is unreliable source of income."
Alice's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Alice enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of money to pay school fees for my children."
Rispa's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Rispa received a $494 second payment.
"Give directly gives us huge amount of money which I am able to buy alot of things.This is different with other NGO's give us things like seedlings but in little quantities."
Maureen's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Maureen enrolled.
"My biggest hardship has been lack of capital to increase my stock of materials."
Charles's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Charles enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is that I lack capital that can enable me buy farm equipments so that I can also plough my farm like other farmers."
Risper's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Risper enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is when two of my daughters and son died and left orphans who I take care of. I don't have a reliable source of income to pay school fees for them being that I am just a peasant farmer. I struggle a lot to pay their fee balances but I am overwhelmed."
Hana's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Hana enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to build a house for my family."
Anna's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Anna enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to build a house for my family. I managed to do this after selling a piece of land that belonged to me."
Josephine's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Josephine enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have been able to build a house for our family."