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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Sophia's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Sophia enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is that we do not have adequate income to buy materials so that we can go and build our own home."
Siribia's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Siribia enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is getting food to eat because at present, I cannot do casual work."
Jacob's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Jacob enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is, being able care for my family with little I get from my casual labour. I saved some money, bought iron sheets and changed my house from a small grass thatched to a semi permanent house which now accommodates me well with my family."
Victor's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Victor enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to save money and pay my fees when I was training as a plumber."
Pamela's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Pamela enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is how to improve my home being in a bushy place there are a lot of snakes moving around up to the house and this is very dangerous to us."
Alice's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Alice enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is,having managed to survive the hardship since I don't have any source of income to care well for my family."
Benjamin's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Benjamin enrolled.
"The biggest achievement I am proudest of is when I had a bumper harvest of maize, beans and millet. I sold my produce during famine period when prizes escalated and I made good profits that enabled me to buy a motorbike."
Anah's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Anah enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is lack of money to take my two children to a hospital when they were sick and eventually they died."
Ruth's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Ruth enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is when I was able to save money from my business and paid school fees for my daughter, I later on teamed up with my spouse and together we established our home."
Caroline's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Caroline enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having joined college after dropping out of school due to early pregnancy, now I am acquiring skills that will enable me get gainful employment. "