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
Emelder
enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is that I have a small business that gives me some little money."
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almost 9 years ago
Rose
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship was that my marital family sent me away so I had to look for another place to build a house."
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almost 9 years ago
Rosline
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that getting money is not easy and am facing hunger which forces me to at times go a day without a meal."
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almost 9 years ago
Peter
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that my fishing business has very low returns as fish stock has gone down hence it makes it hard to support my family with their basic needs like food."
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almost 9 years ago
Eunice
enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I was left a widow when my husband died and I have struggle to keep my children in school on my own without depending on other people."
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almost 9 years ago
Lorrine
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that my income is not stable and where I work in school as a cook I earn very little forcing me to ask for handouts from friends in order to support my family."
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almost 9 years ago
Zipora
enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is that I have faced in life is when my husband was sick and bedridden. We couldn't afford to pay for his medication and we unfortunately lost him."
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almost 9 years ago
Joyce
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is when I was diagnosed with hypertension. I can't do much work and this makes feeding the family a problem."
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almost 9 years ago
Irine
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that we have struggled so hard through our little income and built iron roofed house for the family."
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almost 9 years ago
Grace
enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I have been able to construct a fish pond on my land where we can get fish for food."
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