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
Beatrice
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is that I have been sick for long"
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almost 9 years ago
Elizabeth
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship was when my child became sick and I could not afford to pay the hospital bill so she was detained for a while."
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almost 9 years ago
Beatrice
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is that I have no proper income and paying school fees for my children is a big challenge to me"
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almost 9 years ago
Andrew
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face right now is lack of capital to start my own carpentry workshop. This means that I still have to work for other carpenters for a small commission."
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almost 9 years ago
Anne
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have is that since my husband died, I have been forced to be the sole breadwinner for a family of five. I do not have a sustainable source of income and this means that I cannot adequately provide them with basic needs, like food, clothing and education."
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almost 9 years ago
Beatrice
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face right now is that my husband does not have a sustainable source of income, so paying school fees for our six children is very difficult."
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almost 9 years ago
Caroline
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have is lack of enough money to pay school fees for my children, thus educating them is a huge burden on my family's meagre income."
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almost 9 years ago
Joshwa
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income for myself. This often means my children school fees are not paid on time and they get sent away from school."
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almost 9 years ago
Evalyne
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have is lack of a steady source of income, this means paying school fees for son who is in secondary school is difficult and he might be sent home from school soon."
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almost 9 years ago
Wilfrida
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship currently in our life is on paying school fees to our children and finding daily food for the family."
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