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
Dorothy
enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is this far we've come as a family. When we got married we didn't even have a house, everything we own now has come out of our farming activities. I proud because my husband stayed faithful and supportive."
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almost 9 years ago
James
enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is being able to take care of my wife and children, even though the kids are not that old."
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almost 9 years ago
Benta
enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is raising orphaned children from my larger extended family, together with my biological ones. Seeing them all grown up and some happily married is my pride."
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almost 9 years ago
Carolyne
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we face is just sustaining our farming activities. We always need a generator to pump water, that means fuel expenses. We also need pipes."
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almost 9 years ago
Margaret
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have is lack of a steady source of income, thus paying school fees for my children is a great problem."
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almost 9 years ago
Esther
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked in various farms and saved my earnings I was then able to buy some livestock."
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almost 9 years ago
Jane
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have is lack of sustainable income, this therefore means making ends meet is a problem."
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almost 9 years ago
John
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face currently in my life is to fend for my family, I do not have proper source of income other than doing odd jobs for others here in the village."
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almost 9 years ago
Syprina
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is that when my husband passed away I was inherited according to the luo customs and the man infected me with HIV,so am living a very hard life,my husband was clean when he passed away."
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almost 9 years ago
Justina
enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is that we have lived for long with each other,through many challenges."
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