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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Everlyne's family
access_time 9 years ago
Everlyne enrolled.
"Looking back ,I would say I am proud of having my family besides me."
Linet's family
access_time 9 years ago
Linet enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I can talk of is my sickness because I have spent a lot of money on tratment."
Millicent's family
access_time 9 years ago
Millicent enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I can say I have faced is that I find it hectic to raise enough school fees for my two children who are in a technical institution since I only depend on farming as my source of income."
Rosa's family
access_time 9 years ago
Rosa enrolled.
"I am proud to be a farmer because this is the job that has really helped me a lot because whenever I harvest my farm produce,I sell them in order to get an income that can sustain my life."
Quinter's family
access_time 9 years ago
Quinter enrolled.
"Lack of income is my biggest hardship because I cannot manage to feed nor buy clothes for my children since I am jobless."
Judith's family
access_time 9 years ago
Judith enrolled.
"I am proud that I own a house because when my husband passed away,I was homeless and my children were really suffering since they lacked a place where they could lay their heads on.I am happy that I used part of my Chama savings to build a small house."
Lucy's family
access_time 9 years ago
Lucy enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is my farming which am always able to get good produce from."
Esta's family
access_time 9 years ago
Esta enrolled.
"My biggest hardship was when I was hospitalized and operated I had no funds then but thank God am getting better now."
Dorina's family
access_time 9 years ago
Dorina enrolled.
"My biggest hardship was when I was poverty stricken j had to do casual work to make a living and put food on the table but now after all that commitment I can look back and say am somewhere."
Jared's family
access_time 9 years ago
Jared enrolled.
"The biggest hardship has been my medical condition which has taken me time to accept but really changed the directions and plans that I had in life as a small boy to date."