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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Beatrice's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Beatrice enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is that I lack reliable source of income to feed and educate my children."
Salome's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Salome enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is that I have lived in a very small house for many years due to lack of money."
Nancy's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Nancy enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have worked so hard and built a house for my family."
Richard's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Richard enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that I don't have a reliable source of income and thus my family has always been faced with hunger."
Mercy's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Mercy enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is hunger. Being that I don't have a reliable source of income its sometimes hard to provide adequate food for the family."
Jane's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Jane enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have managed to construct a house for my family. I made it possible through saving money after a long period."
Everline's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Everline enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is our investment in fishing. We recently bought more fishing nets and that means more income for us if all goes well. I am proud because the money we invested was from merry go round groups savings."
David's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
David enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I have worked as a fisherman and managed to save some cash that I used to build the house that I now stay in as initially I used to stay in a grass thatched house."
John's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
John enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I trained as a mechanic and that job has helped me to pay school fees for my children."
Maurice's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Maurice enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of proper source of income to sustain my family."