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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Sarah's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Sarah enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have is lack of a good house and household items, and my finances are limited, such that I cannot afford any of the above mentioned."
Jacob's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Jacob enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face right now is lack of school fees for my seven remaining children."
Linda's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Linda enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have is that my husband lacks a steady source of income, thus we usually only depend on the small business we have."
Godfrey's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Godfrey enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is lack of adequate income. I work for someone being that I don't have my own boat and sometimes I am being mistreated and threatened to be sacked."
Lencer's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Lencer enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is lack of arable land. We depend on the little profit that I get from my business to buy foodstuffs and flour for the family. This has overwhelmed my business and its not growing anymore. Its almost closing down."
Fredrick's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Fredrick enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to build my own house. It was after saving little money for several months."
Lucy's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Lucy enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is paying rent every month is a big challenge to us as our income is low."
Fredrick's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Fredrick enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I am a tailor and through that job am able to support my family."
Daniel's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Daniel enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is that I was able to build a house of two room that I initially did not have."
Lorna's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Lorna enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that we were able to build the house that we currently stay in as we never used to have a house of our own in the past."