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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Samuel's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Samuel enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is that I lost my job when I had no family and I married very late and raising my children is very difficult."
Isaiah's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Isaiah enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is that where am working as a gates man is not paying well,and not able to take care of my children well"
Elizabeth's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Elizabeth enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is that am taking care of some orphaned children and I do not have any source of income which make it difficult to keep them in school."
Everlin's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Everlin enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is that I have been sick for a very long time."
Kennedy's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Kennedy enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I managed to earn a bachelor's degree in Sociology."
Dorothy's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Dorothy enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that today I have a bed that I can sleep on that I purchased through hard work."
Peres's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Peres enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to educate my children through farming."
Evaline's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Evaline enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked at the lakeside and saved up enough money which I used to furnish my house."
Pamela's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Pamela enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is this mabati roofed house which we built through savings from our small businesses. Previously we lived in a dilapidated grass thatched house."
Sophia's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Sophia enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of sustaing my family through farming and some small businesses which I run."