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
Eunice
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked as a green grocer and after saving for a long time I was able to construct my own homestead."
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almost 9 years ago
Pheobe
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked as a fish trader and managed to educate my son up to university level."
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almost 9 years ago
Hellen
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked as a hawker and after saving for many years I was able to build my own homestead."
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almost 9 years ago
Pamela
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of money to educate my children. I am a casual laborer and a farmer and my income is not sufficient to feed and educate my children."
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almost 9 years ago
Jane
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I am a dedicated mother who ensures that her children eat and go to school even in hardship."
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almost 9 years ago
Dorothy
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is lack of sufficient funds to educate my children because of lack of proper source of income."
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almost 9 years ago
David
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of sufficient finances to care for both my mother and my family."
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almost 9 years ago
Ellly
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is having to grow up as an orphan after my parents died when I was just thirteen years old."
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almost 9 years ago
Isabella
received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on building a house and plastering it.I also want to buy cushions for my chairs and a table."
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almost 9 years ago
Norah
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is lack of adequate income. Life has been harsh on us to the extent that we have been forced to miss meals so as to make ends meet."
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