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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Minyuma's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Minyuma enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is lack of money to sufficiently sustain and cater for the financial needs of my family because I have no reliable source of income."
Daniel's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Daniel enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is lack of sufficient funds to meet all my financial needs because what I earn is very little."
Grace's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Grace enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face is that it had taken me five years since I lost my eyesight and I am slowly gaining it back and I managed to do a little of farming which made me to get very few bags of maize as my harvest."
Lucas's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Lucas enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is shortage of water as where we get water is very far and we walk for over two hours to reach the water point and at times we even miss the water after covering that long distance."
Esther's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Esther enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that we have been able to buy six cows using cash that we got from the sale of our farm produce."
Phoebe's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Phoebe enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I have been able to work as a casual laborer and used the cash to buy food for my family even after the death of my husband and this has kept me going as a widow."
Milicent's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Milicent enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that we planted tomatoes some two years ago and we were able to sell the harvest which gave us cash that we used to buy two dairy cows that we now keep for milk."
Rashick's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Rashick enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that God enabled me to build a house that I currently stay in as I moved from a grass thatched house to the one that the roof is made of iron sheet hence I am no longer being rained on."
Consilata's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Consilata enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have built a kitchen through the small small work am doing."
Elijah's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Elijah enrolled.
"My biggest hardship was loosing my wife who was sick and left me with a young baby. Meeting my daily needs is also a problem since you can spend a whole day without carrying anyone hence no money."