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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Erick's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Erick enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that income from motorcycle taxi business is not stable and this at times is a challenge as it makes me to be among the last people when it comes to paying rent and also buying food on a daily basis is not easy as at times I don't have any cash to buy food."
Lucy's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Lucy enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to raise my kids well and take them to school."
Silpa's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Silpa enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is that I was able to buy two cows using cash that I got from the sale of my farm produce."
Don's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Don enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked as a driver for many years and saved part of my wages, I then used the saved cash to build a rental house which earns me some small income."
James's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
James enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that we have struggled to build our own house because when I married l did not have a house."
Agnes's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Agnes enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of money to open up a business to support my family."
Maureen's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Maureen enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have been able to build iron roofed house for the family. Although it is a small house but we only managed after saving a portion of our income feo several months."
Rose's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to buy a small water tank which I use to harvest rain water. I bought it out of the savings that I make from my business."
Rose's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is lack of a reliable clean water for domestic use. We live in a water -scarce area whereby we have to buy water from vendors at expensive rates."
Mary's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to work hard bought a bull. This was after saving money which I got from selling my goats."