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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Herine's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Herine enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is lack of a stable source of income that can enable me pay school fees for my children. Sometimes, they have been sent home due to unpaid fee balances."
Ester's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Ester enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is lack of adequate income to support my family."
Benson's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Benson enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of proper source of income to sustain my family."
Humphrey's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Humphrey enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of proper source of income to sustain my family."
Peter's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Peter enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we face is that we have a lot of dependants to fend for, yet our income sources are not sustainable."
Joseph's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Joseph enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is that I am stressed up due to my separation issues with my wife."
Drolex's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Drolex enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is the lack of a sustainable income source. I have been trying to save to start a business in vain."
Joseph's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Joseph enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I have been able to take my child to school till she finished secondary school and I still have others who are still in school. All this I have been able to manage using cash that I get from farming and for this I count as my achievement."
Owino's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Owino enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is that as a man of God I have been able to assist in the building of our mission church and we use it to pray for people and this is the achievement I can say am proudest of."
Philemon's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Philemon enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I have been able to build some three houses that I have rented to some tenants who are coming from my village of Yao. The money that I used to build those houses came from money that I used to save when I was working as a filling station attendant and for this I am proud."