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
Susan
enrolled.
"Looking back, I would say that I am proud that I managed to build an iron roofed house using my own money that I saved for one and a half years while I was working as a house keeper."
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almost 9 years ago
Evaline
enrolled.
"I would say,my sickness has been my biggest hardship. This is because I'm suffering from tuberculosis and having to take medicine daily on an empty stomach is no joke since I cannot afford to buy food daily because I don't have a proper source of income and my spouse is also jobless."
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almost 9 years ago
Eliakim
enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I managed to educate my children properly and I'm happy that they have secured good jobs."
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almost 9 years ago
Irene
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that after the death of my husband my house which was grass thatched fell down so I had to move and stay in rental house but I have struggled and built iron roofed house."
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almost 9 years ago
Rose
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have struggled so hard and bought land which I built my home."
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almost 9 years ago
Alsebah
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is lack of a stable income that can enable me to pay school fees for my children."
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almost 9 years ago
Jenipher
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have tried so hard and managed to build a house for my family."
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almost 9 years ago
Pauline
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we lack a reliable source of income to sustain our family. Sometimes we go without having a meal just to make ends meet."
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almost 9 years ago
Edwina
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that our source of income is very low and this cannot sustain the high school fees rates for our children who are in an academy school hence most of the times they are sent home for fees."
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almost 9 years ago
Faith
enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that we tried to save some cash using the small businesses that we have been doing and that cash was used to pay my dowry by buying a cow that was paid to my family as dowry."
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