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.
Samwel's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Samwel enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life, is the sudden collapse of my poultry project since all my chicken died of coccidiosis. Starting from a scratch to earn livelihood was pretty hard due to the fact that I had spent all my savings on treating my chicken, hoping that they would recover."
Colleta's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Colleta enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life, is the difficulty in supporting my family, as well as educating my eldest daughter who is presently enrolled in form one. I am not formally employed, hence I do not have a reliable source of income."
Meshack's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Meshack enrolled.
"The achievement am most proud of was being able to finish high school and getting enrolled in German Language classes and now am able to speak a foreign language. "
Jacob's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Jacob enrolled.
""The biggest hardship i have faced in my life is the rough part of life after the death of my parents when i was 13 years of age. Before that, life was smooth and good because we could be provided with our needs but after i lost my parents, my brothers and i were to depend on relatives for our care and other basic provisions.""
Patrick's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Patrick enrolled.
"The achievement am proud of is when I bought my furniture through savings I got from sale of my farm crops."
Rose's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"The achievement I am proud of is the card board and the seats I bought through savings in a local womens' self help group."
Wellington's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Wellington enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is when I lost my child through prolonged sickness which left me depressed and broke."
Mary's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"The the biggest achievement that I am proud of in my life was in 2017 when I got one full sack of maize after applying fertilizer on my farm as opposed to previous years when I could only get a quoter sack due to poor farming methods. "
Mary's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"The greatest achievement that I am proud of is the bumper harvest of 5 sacks of maize that I harvested last year after struggling to get farm input. As a result, my family has had sufficient food to support us for a while now as opposed to earlier years. "
Sylvia's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Sylvia enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is sitting for my class eight final exams. I have had to repeat classes but I so happy that last year I was able to not only join class eight but also did my final exams. "