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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Rose's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face now is the burden of school fees."
Dorothy's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Dorothy enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is that I have a family."
Erick's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Erick enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of was owning a better house than the one I used to occupy before. This is because I used to stay in a leaky thatched roofed house that was almost collapsing."
Felix's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Felix enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of was being able to educate my children upto secondary level."
Josephine's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Josephine enrolled.
"My biggest hardship has been to find sufficient food that is enough to feed my family."
Mourine's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Mourine enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of was owning a decent home and raising my children alone after the death of my spouse."
Mary's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"I would say owning an iron roofed house is my proudest achievement because I used to stay in a grass thatched house before."
Lilian's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Lilian enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have managed to keep some poultry. I am proud because I get eggs and meat from them."
Lilian's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Lilian enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that life has been hard being that I have a huge number of children who need school fees. Sometimes, these children have been sent home due to lack of schools fees and I just have to continue pleading for support."
Margaret's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Margaret enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have managed to pay school fees for my eldest son up to University level. I have made this possible because I have been saving the little money that I get from building stones that I sell."