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.
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over 6 years ago
Irene
enrolled.
"The achievement i am proudest of is having completed my secondary school education. The knowlegde i gained in school has helped me distinguish between good and bad thus my morals stands unquestioned."
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over 6 years ago
Julian
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I am facing in life is lack of money to increase the stock for my business. Sometimes I ran out of stock and lose customers as well hence less profits."
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over 6 years ago
Emilly
enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is completing primary school education despite being orphaned at an early age and left with no one to take care of me. "
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over 6 years ago
Mary
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I've faced in life is that I don't have a stable source of income so achieving most of my life goals is quite hard because I always spend all my little earnings on food only."
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over 6 years ago
Grace
received a $479 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer in purchasing a cow and a goat because I believe they were going to add value in future and help me financially.My husband has a motorbike for taxi business so we used part my third transfer in repairing it because it is the only source of income and livelihood in my family."
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over 6 years ago
Florence
received a $479 third payment.
"I used the cash transfer to construct a new house for my family. I used to have a house that was totally in a bad shape but I am currently living in a very nice house."
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over 6 years ago
Elizabeth
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in my life is that at times my husband and I have family conflict and this affects me emotionally."
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over 6 years ago
John
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in my life is that I am growing old and I find it difficult to feed my large family. "
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over 6 years ago
Francis
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in my life is that I am very old and I have two children in high school who require fees. This at times forces me to sell my cows so that I can pay their school fees thereby reducing the number of cows that I own."
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over 6 years ago
Kevin
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in my life is that I don't have a stable source of income and at times I am forced to wear torn clothes."
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