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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Helena's family
access_time 9 years ago
Helena enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is that I have faced in my life is that of poor health. I have been sickling and at times I have become bedridden therefore not able to provide food for my family."
Reuben's family
access_time 9 years ago
Reuben enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in my life is lack of enough food to support my family so we have been seriously affected by hunger."
Mary's family
access_time 9 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that I have a big family that overwhelms my effort to provide for their basic needs."
Mary's family
access_time 9 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that we were able to buy a donkey that we use for transport in our home."
Damarice's family
access_time 9 years ago
Damarice enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I managed to buy a cow for my family."
Margaret's family
access_time 9 years ago
Margaret enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that my income from the business I run is very little and I find it hard to sustain myself, my child and my mother."
Mary's family
access_time 9 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in my life is in terms of inadequate food as at times I am forced to go a day without a meal."
Fredrick's family
access_time 9 years ago
Fredrick enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is being able to build the house I am staying in currently and also managing to take my children to school."
Pamela's family
access_time 9 years ago
Pamela enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I am a farmer and I have managed to till my land and at times I get a good harvest."
Carren's family
access_time 9 years ago
Carren enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is this house which we built through merry go round savings, it's bigger than the one we lived in previously."