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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Quenta's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Quenta enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of proper source of income to sustain my family."
Unice's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Unice enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that we are able to take our children to school though through difficulty."
Agnes's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Agnes enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that l have done farming which has helped me in terms of food security."
Ruth's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Ruth enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is when I could not afford to pay school fees for my son. He almost dropped out of school and this was sad."
Nancy's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Nancy enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to build a house for my family however small it is. In the past I used to stay in a rental house but I managed to do this from my savings."
Kennedy's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Kennedy enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is when my parents passed on. I was left with my siblings to look after. I only get income from fishing and life hasn't been easy for us."
Dorothy's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Dorothy enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have managed to build a house for my family."
Lilian's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Lilian enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is lack of a reliable source of income to provide food for my family. Life has been unbearable at times that I have to become like a beger in the name of getting food for my family."
Aphlona's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Aphlona enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is when we didn't have anything to hold on as a source of income. Life became unbearable and at some point we were unable to provide food for the family."
Nicholas's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Nicholas enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is when I was diagnosed with stroke. I became dumb for four months and this made my life difficult."