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
Linet
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement was switching from grass thatched house to a metal roof house.I am proud because my spouse left me in a grass thatched house that was leaking but I managed to build a metal roof house through savings from my business and I don't have the stress of being rained on anymore."
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almost 9 years ago
Jackline
enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is that I have spent a lot of money to treat my chest pain and now I have ran short of funds hence I have closed down my business."
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almost 9 years ago
Beatrice
enrolled.
"I would say,maintaining and improving my shop has been my biggest hardship because I lack enough capital to boost it."
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almost 9 years ago
Pamela
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I'm facing currently is on paying school fees for my children, I have one daughter who just sat for her form forth exams and I expect to take her to college."
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almost 9 years ago
Ambrose
enrolled.
"The achievement I'm proudest of is having been able to teach my children upto Secondary School level,this I did while working as a waiter in some local hotel where payment was little."
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almost 9 years ago
Johnson
enrolled.
"The achievement I'm proudest of is having been able to move from an employed motorbike rider to my current situation where I own my own motorbike even though it's second hand and old."
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almost 9 years ago
Sofia
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is scarcity of water. Sometimes we have to buy water from vendors at exorbitant prices."
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almost 9 years ago
Richard
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is water scarcity. We have to walk for long distance to the lake to fetch water."
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almost 9 years ago
Damaris
received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on buying cement, sand and ballast for doing repairs to my house."
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almost 9 years ago
Mary
received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on building a big house because what I have is small. I am also planning to start a business to help me earn some more income."
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