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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Barack's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Barack enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have is lack of a steady source of income this means I am often in debt and also unable to pay rent and school fees for my child"
Millicent's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Millicent enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have is that my husband, who is the sole breadwinner, does not have a sustainable source of income and this often means paying school fees for my child is difficult."
Dickson's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Dickson enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face right now is lack of oxen to assist me when I am ploughing my farm, it means I have to use a lot of manual labour and this is very inefficient."
Lidia's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Lidia enrolled.
"I achievement I am proudest of is that we have been able to get cash from the sale of our farm produce that enabled us to buy furniture for our house like a bed and the chairs that we now own."
Pamela's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Pamela enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is in terms of getting school fees for our children as we have three children in school and they all need school fees and two others who are expecting to join college but we don't have the money."
Lucia's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Lucia enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is in terms of school fees as we have out child who has finished secondary school and he is yet to join college but we don't have money to take him to college as our family income is not able to support him through college."
Everline's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Everline enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that we have been able to build our current house using cash that we got from the sale of our farm produce as we did not have a house in the past."
Mebo's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Mebo received a $98 initial payment.
"I'm planning to refurbish my house and to educate my children."
Pheobe's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Pheobe received a $98 initial payment.
"I'm planning to build a house and start clothes business."
Elida's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Elida received a $98 initial payment.
"I'm planning to refurbish and cement my house. I also want to purchase chairs with the remaining amount."