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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Odhiambo's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Odhiambo enrolled.
"I would say having a wife who is able to give me children is the the proudest achievement I can talk of."
Jactone's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Jactone enrolled.
"Our biggest hardship has been to raise school fees because we have so many children and we are supposed to send each of them to school."
Nancy's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Nancy enrolled.
"My biggest difficulty has been being jobless,this is because I feel embarrassed when I have to rely on my spouse to provide me with everything."
Caroline's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Caroline enrolled.
"My biggest challenge has been lack of a reliable source of income."
Carolyne's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Carolyne enrolled.
"Looking back, I would say that owning a decent iron roofed house is one of the achievements I'm proudest of because I used to stay in a grass thatched house that used to leak alot whenever it rained."
Isack's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Isack enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have worked hard as a fisherman and built my own house."
Idah's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Idah enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of proper source of income."
Seline's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Seline enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of food for my family."
Horace's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Horace enrolled.
"My proudest achievement are that l have struggled to up bring my siblings after the death of my parents and I have also worked hard and built my own house."
Renis's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Renis enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that l have struggled to educate my son upto secondary level."