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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Sheth's family
access_time 9 years ago
Sheth enrolled.
"The hardest hardship I've ever faced is being remanded in prison on trumped up charges of stealing from my employer. It ended my career, and I've never gotten another job since being released from custody."
Grace's family
access_time 9 years ago
Grace enrolled.
"I never got a chance to go to school like my peers, and I've lived a poor life because of that. Sometimes I feel really pained because I cannot afford the niceties and pleasures of life."
Margaret's family
access_time 9 years ago
Margaret enrolled.
"I have seen a lot of hardship, but the one I most remember is when one of my sons almost died in Uganda. He was a fisherman, but he became sick and his employer abandoned him without a penny. I had to sell part of my land to raise money to bring him home,"
Jane's family
access_time 9 years ago
Jane enrolled.
"My proudest achievements are that l struggled to buy a goat. Secondly l have also managed to build my own house."
Jackline's family
access_time 9 years ago
Jackline enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is poor source of income since I am left all alone to take care of my children."
Edwin's family
access_time 9 years ago
Edwin enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of proper source of income to sustain my family."
Millicent's family
access_time 9 years ago
Millicent enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of proper source of income."
Yvonne's family
access_time 9 years ago
Yvonne enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of proper source of income."
Peter's family
access_time 9 years ago
Peter enrolled.
"A relative once got me a job in central province where his own sister is married. However, he set up after stealing some money from his in laws. I was arrested, beaten and left for dead. I am grateful to the policemen who took pity on me and let me go."
Edina's family
access_time 9 years ago
Edina enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of proper source of income to support my family."