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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Anastasia's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Anastasia enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that I have lost all my children through death. I am left with orphans to take of and I don't have a reliable source of income to sustain the family. I am going through difficulty."
Daniel's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Daniel enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we are facing currently is on paying school fees for our children with no sure source of income."
Pamela's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Pamela enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we face currently is paying school fees for our children without no sure source of income."
Shellah's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Shellah enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is being able to educate my daughter to the point where she has joined college and studying to be a nurse.Their father died when she was still in class five."
Beldina's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Beldina enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I am a successful farmer. I have raised livestock and so no longer have to hire bulls for ploughing. This has made my work easy."
Joseph's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Joseph enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I was able to buy a ploughing machine that is driven by a cow so that I can use on my farm. This am proud because I used my own cash that I got from my farm income."
Jennifer's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Jennifer enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that through hard work in my farming activity, I was able to buy iron sheets that I used to build the house that we currently stay in."
John's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
John enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is getting a proper source of income is difficult as at times I go a day without work as getting casual job is not easy and many times I get injuries forcing me not to work."
Lucy's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Lucy enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have is that my house is small and dilapidated. Whenever it rains it often gets flooded and I am unable to sleep."
Catherine's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Catherine enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having been very good in music, such that I once competed at the National Music Festivals."