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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Turfena's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Turfena enrolled.
"My proudest achievement are that we have worked hard and bought a cow which is really helping us terms of milk . Secondly we have brought light in our home reducing the expense of buying fuel . Lastly we have bought land which is enabling us to do farming."
Sofia's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Sofia enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of money to pay school fees for my children."
Lydia's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Lydia enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that we have managed to keep paultry farming."
Kenedy's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Kenedy enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of proper source of income to support my family."
Charles's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Charles enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that l have struggled to educate my children."
Johnson's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Johnson enrolled.
"My biggest hardship has been to raise enough money that can enable me send my children to school."
Annah's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Annah enrolled.
"My proudest achievement was being able to send my son to university despite the fact that my source of income was not reliable."
Pauline's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Pauline enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is that the kind of job I'm doing does not give me enough income that can enable me pay school fees consistently."
Florence's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Florence enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is how to find enough food that is enough to feed all my family members since I'm the only breadwinner and I also don't have a stable source of income."
Beril's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Beril enrolled.
"Looking back,I would say that the achievement I am proudest of was owning a house because I didn't have a house before."