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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Phoebe's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Phoebe enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is that I am aging very fast and I am not able to do any kind of a job inorder to earn income."
Lucy's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Lucy enrolled.
"My biggest hardship has been to share a small house with my children and my spouse because during night time,my children cannot find a space where they can sleep comfortably since the house is squeezed."
Roda's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Roda enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is that I don't have enough money to seek treatment for my sickness. This is because I have a growth in my stomach and I am supposed to go for an operation but unfortunately, I cannot raise that money."
Dorothy's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Dorothy enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is that through my hard work I have been able to buy some livestock which I can see."
Hellen's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Hellen enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that we have struggled to buy a piece of land where we are doing farming."
Amos's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Amos enrolled.
"My proudest achievements are that l have struggled to buy iron sheets and nails ready for building a house. Secondly l have also bought a cow for milking."
Pamela's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Pamela enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that we have struggled and educate my two children."
Charles's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Charles enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that I lack a stable source of income to sustain my family."
Peter's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Peter enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that I don't have a reliable source of income."
Mary's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is scarcity of water. I live in a water scarce area and this gets worst during dry season. I have to walk distances to the lake to fetch water."