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 7 years ago
Ann
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I faced is lack of enough food to feed my family. Sometimes we are forced to skip meals due to hiked prices of food stuffs in the market."
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over 7 years ago
Everline
enrolled.
"Living in a rental house is my biggest challenge.
I have paid rent for so long but we do not have a good source of income."
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over 7 years ago
George
enrolled.
"I am very happy to realize that I am going to receive the money from GD, since I am planning to expand my house because it is very small to accommodate my visitors being my, wife is a leader in church and we receive so many guests. "
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over 7 years ago
Risper
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income. I usually sell mats made from reeds but this is not very profitable and I can hardly feed my family from the profits. "
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over 7 years ago
Margaret
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I'm currently facing is how to get money to feed my family ,I also have a grandson who is a total orphan and currently in class eight.Im seriously worried of where I'll get money for school fees now that he will join high school should he pass his exams."
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over 7 years ago
Susan
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is lack of food for my household. I sometimes feel sad when we spend most days in empty stomach."
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over 7 years ago
Mary
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to pay fees for my son who is in a technical college. If I am unable to raise the required amount he might have to defer his studies and this really worries me. "
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over 7 years ago
Dorothy
enrolled.
"Receiving this money makes me so happy as I will be able to achieve all that have longed for in life."
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over 7 years ago
Edna
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that I don't have a stable source of income and my husband is not physically fit to handle casual labor hence am forced to go out of my way to feed our family by doing extra manual labor."
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over 7 years ago
Fazila
received a $404 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on renting land for farming sugarcane. This will provide me with an income that I will use to facilitate the needs of my family especially paying school fees for my children since i am a single mother."
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