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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Walter's family
access_time 9 years ago
Walter enrolled.
"The achievement that make us proud is that we have managed to build a house for our family."
Joyce's family
access_time 9 years ago
Joyce enrolled.
"The achievement that make me proud is that I have managed pay school fees for my child in high school."
Mercy's family
access_time 9 years ago
Mercy enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in my life is lack of adequate water for domestic use especially during dry seasons. This area is water stressed and it gets worse during dry season. I have to trek for a long distance to the lake to fetch water."
Caroline's family
access_time 9 years ago
Caroline enrolled.
"The achievement that am proud of is that we have managed to buy household items."
Monica's family
access_time 9 years ago
Monica enrolled.
"The achievement that make me proud is that I have managed to build a house for my family however small it is."
Linate's family
access_time 9 years ago
Linate enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we don't have our own house. It is damn expensive to our family since we have to spend an extra amount of money on rent every month which we could have used in buying food for the family."
John's family
access_time 9 years ago
John enrolled.
"My proudest achievement so far is my family and my home that gives me strength to keep working hard."
Kennedy's family
access_time 9 years ago
Kennedy enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is when I was operated in the chest I lost my job and now am not able to do hard tasks"
Grace's family
access_time 9 years ago
Grace enrolled.
"My biggest hardship has been falling ill and being separated from my husband,so all the responsibility of taking care of my children is hard"
Caroline's family
access_time 9 years ago
Caroline enrolled.
"The biggest hardship has been that since I started living with my husband life has not been easy our children go to bed hungry and me giving birth was very difficult."