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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Betha's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Betha enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face right now is reduced income from my spouses job. He is a fisherman and right now fish stocks are low in the lake."
Irine's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Irine enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have is lack of a steady source of income and insufficient money to pay school fees for my children."
Guoma's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Guoma enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is my house, this is because we saved quite a lot and had to deny ourselves a number of things in order to build the house."
Charles's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Charles enrolled.
"My biggest difficulty is lack of sufficient food that is enough to feed the family."
Tereza's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Tereza enrolled.
"We would say we are proud of owning a semi permanent house that is electrified because this is a great step we've made in my life since we used to stay in a grass thatched house that was leaking with most of it's walls broken."
Pamela's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Pamela enrolled.
"The achievement we are proudest of is that we were able to built a brick house that most people in the village could not afford to build."
Mary's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"I would say being able to build a house from the savings I used to earn from my casual jobs,after my spouse passed away is the achievement I'm proudest of."
Carolyne's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Carolyne enrolled.
"The biggest challenge we have faced in life is the difficulty of raising school fees that can enable us send our children to school."
Beatrice's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Beatrice enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we have faced is that we don't have sufficient farm produce that is enough to feed the family."
Lucy's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Lucy enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we face now is the burden of school fees and accessories like uniforms, shoes and stationery."