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
Mourine
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship has been that we have no proper income to support ourselves"
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almost 9 years ago
Dorren
enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is that we bought the chairs that we have in our house which we did not have before"
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almost 9 years ago
Rose
enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is that have taken care of my children single handedly."
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almost 9 years ago
Cerina
enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that we have been blessed with children."
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almost 9 years ago
David
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that I don't have a stable source of income so it is a big challenge for me to take care of my family and provide for them their basic needs during this tough economic times."
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almost 9 years ago
Rose
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that I find it difficult to support my children in terms of food they eat and school fees as currently I am not working and I am a widow."
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almost 9 years ago
Serfina
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we face in our life is that making ropes from sisal is not an easy job and getting money out of it is a slow process as we have to wait for it to be sold so that we can buy food."
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almost 9 years ago
Maren
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is being a good farmer, this is because through my efforts in my farm I have been able to pay school fees for my children."
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almost 9 years ago
Jane
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have is lack of oxen for ploughing, this means that during planting season I have to till my farm using my bare hands."
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almost 9 years ago
George
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have is lack of a steady source of income , casual jobs are scarce and sometimes I end up getting no jobs."
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