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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Michael's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Michael enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that my source of income is not stable as at times I can go a day without getting any work and this makes my family to suffer as they are forced to go to bed hungry."
Eunice's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Eunice enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is lack of reliable source of income to feed and educate my children."
Eunice's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Eunice enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is that I have developed a condition that does not allow me to work as hard as I used to and yet farming is my main source of income and I have no money to hire labor."
Beatrice's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Beatrice enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is that we are educating our children who we know are going to help us."
John's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
John enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is that our land is not fertile,so we do not have a source of food security which makes life very difficult for us."
Rosemary's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Rosemary enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is that I have been sick recently and kind of incapacitated. I had to leave my tailoring business. It's tough because now I totally depend on my husband."
Millicent's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Millicent enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is that I work so hard but my income is very little and my children are not living well."
Margaret's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Margaret enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is that I have no one to provide for me so I have to go and sell ropes and charcoal in order for me to eat."
Janes's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Janes enrolled.
"The proudest achievement was when I married my wife,because we loved each other and we have a beautiful family."
Salome's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Salome enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is that I am taking care of my grandchildren and my source of income is very little."