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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Moses's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Moses enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is when I lost the job we I had. I had to look for other ways of earning a living like farming and charcoal making. This hasn't been reliable and so life has been difficult at times."
Alfayo's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Alfayo enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we have been struggling to plough our farms because we don't have oxen plough. We normally depend on the ones for hire but they are expensive. This inhibits our capacity to get good harvest."
Linet's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Linet enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have been able to build a house for the family. The little money that we saved enabled us to buy iron sheets and other building materials which we used for construction."
Moses's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Moses enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have been able to build a house for the family. This was made possible due to the saving we had made for several months."
Molly's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Molly enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of proper source of income to support my family."
Collince's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Collince enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is that when I got my wife,we have been staying together for now four years and we are blessed with kids."
Belinda's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Belinda enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is paying school fees for my children since the only job I do is washing clothes for people."
Rebeka's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Rebeka enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is being unwell and not being able to get treatment."
Marcela's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Marcela enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is making money since farming is not reliable so much."
Nerea's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Nerea enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is that I am sick. I have a growth on my foot and so can't even do farm work."