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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Dorothy's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Dorothy enrolled.
"Our biggest hardship has been to get sufficient food that is enough to feed the whole family."
Joseph's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Joseph enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is that I lack sufficient farm equipments that can enable me produce enough yields."
Daniel's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Daniel enrolled.
"I would say,my sickness has been my greatest difficulty because I have spent so much money on treatment and medication."
Mary's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"The biggest hardship in my life was when my children were sent away from school and they stayed home for a month because I could not afford to raise their school fees."
Emilly's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Emilly enrolled.
"My biggest hardship has been to raise my children single handedly because I have a huge responsibility of ensuring that I provide food as well as raising their school fees."
David's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
David enrolled.
"I would say that my biggest hardship has been to raise school fees because even right now,I have a daughter who has not reported to school due to lack of school fees."
Daniel's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Daniel enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I once built a very beautiful house for someone as a mason."
Naomi's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Naomi enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that we have been able to save some cash from our business of selling eggs which enabled us to build our house that we are now staying in."
Grace's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Grace enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that school fees for my children has increased and my income source is not stable to accommodate the increase in fees."
Queenter's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Queenter enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that getting school fees and other items required in school for my children is a challenge as I only depend on agriculture which is rain fed and during dry season the crops don't do well."