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We’re committed to transparency and use our survey technology to collect and share real-time updates and stories in this live newsfeed.

Browse the real, unedited profiles of the recipients we serve, learn about their aspirations, and follow them to stay updated as their lives move forward.

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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.

over 8 years ago

Julias enrolled.

"The achievement I'm proudest of is having bought four goats with my savings from my casual work."

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over 8 years ago

Julius enrolled.

"The achievement I'm proudest of is having built my mother a house from my savings when I grow tomatoes and sold."

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over 8 years ago

"The achievement I'm proudest of is having a house in which I am living."

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over 8 years ago

Gerson enrolled.

"The achievement we're proudest of is having educated some of our children through secondary school even though it was through hardship and much sacrifice. "

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over 8 years ago

Rebeca enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I'm facing currently is on paying school fees for my daughter in form two.I depend fully on my vegetables business which is not enough to cater for all our needs."

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over 8 years ago

Mercy enrolled.

"The achievement I'm proudest of is having been able to educate one of the orphaned child under our care through primary school and now he's training to be a welder. "

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over 8 years ago

Margaret enrolled.

"The achievement I'm proudest of is having saved money and built my current house.My husband passed on leaving me in a thatched house which would leak every time it rained."

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over 8 years ago

Linet enrolled.

"The achievement we're proudest of is having saved some cash and bought some livestock which we later sold to help pay school fees for our children."

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over 8 years ago

"My achievement is that through my hard work,I have managed to buy sheep and cows which act as security to me incase of emergency . That makes me so proud."

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over 8 years ago

Grace enrolled.

"My biggest hardship is that I am sickling,and my two other children are also sickling but we do not have money to seek for proper treatment."

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