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.
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almost 9 years ago
Violet
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we face is the burden of school fees."
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almost 9 years ago
Eunice
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is the burden of paying medical expenses for my child who suffers from sickle cell anemia."
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almost 9 years ago
Molly
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked as a waiter and with my wages I have been able to take my children to school."
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almost 9 years ago
Pamela
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is ill health, I have a chest condition and my joints always ache, I am afraid that very soon I will not be able to walk or even go to the market to sell my ropes."
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almost 9 years ago
Jacob
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked as a fisherman for many years and managed to save enough money which I used to buy some livestock."
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almost 9 years ago
Everline
received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on building my own house and move out of the rented. I will also buy livestock’s."
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almost 9 years ago
David
received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on building a house. I will buy additional building materials. I will pay school fees for my 2 children and buy livestock’s."
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almost 9 years ago
Caren
enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is to get access to clean drinking water since the main source of clean water is some kilometers away from my home hence obtaining water is a very big stress in this area."
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almost 9 years ago
Lilly
enrolled.
"I am proudest of owning a house that protects me from all odds and also being able to send my children to school."
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almost 9 years ago
Judith
enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is that I am asthmatic and during cold weathers, I cannot breath properly and this has been a problem for me because it bars me from doing my duties as usual."
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