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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Ezra's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Ezra enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of proper source of income to support my family."
Judith's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Judith enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of money to pay school fees for my children."
Rispa's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Rispa enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that l have worked hard through farming and educated my children."
Catherine's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Catherine enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that I have been sickling since my husband passed away. This has lowered my productivity because sometimes I get bedridden and therefore I can't get enough income to sustain my family."
Cyprian's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Cyprian enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is that through my business of brick making, I was able to buy a cow and a ploughing machine that I own."
Everlyne's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Everlyne enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that our kids are always sent home due to lack of school fees and this really makes me depressed as the little money that we get from our casual jobs cannot be enough to buy food and also pay for their school fees."
Justina's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Justina enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to build a house for my family."
Dorine's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Dorine enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to pay school fees for one of my children up to college level."
Shem's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Shem enrolled.
"The proudest achievement I have was building the house am in."
Quinter's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Quinter enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is that I bought a cupboard for my house through small incomes."