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.
Janet's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Janet enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we face currently is on paying school fees,this is because we fully rely on farming and in some seasons we are not able to get better yields."
Mariam's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Mariam enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is ill health. I am partially blind in one eye and this makes me have difficulties when tilling my farm, this means that my income has diminished."
Sophia's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Sophia enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I'm facing currently is on making ends meet and on paying school fees for my children,I depend on farming for livelihood and in some cases we get very little harvest to sustain us."
Elisha's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Elisha enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having been a successful farmer, I plant sweet potatoes and maize and I usually get a bumper harvest. I have even managed to buy a public address system with money I got after selling my farm produce, this public address system usually earns me some income whenever I hire it out to various people holding events. "
Jane's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jane enrolled.
"The achievement I'm proudest of is having been able to save money from farm proceeds and bought my current furniture even though they are very old now."
Grace's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Grace enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked in my farm for many years and managed to buy a ploughing machine, some cows and built my house with funds I got after selling maize and sweet potatoes that I harvested. "
Ali's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Ali enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we face now is on paying college fees for our first born,after finishing his eighth grade we have not been able to educate him further due to lack of finances."
Margaret's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Margaret enrolled.
"The achievement I'm proudest of is having been able to save money from farming and used it to build my current house.It was built using seven iron sheets,small but I'm proud to have built it."
Martha's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Martha enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to buy farm inputs like seeds, fertiliser and a ploughing machine. This often means that our method of farming is inefficient and at times results in poor harvests. "
Lilian's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Lilian enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income. My main source of income is casual labour jobs but these are not consistent, I have children who are in school and their fee arrears need to be cleared, if I am unable to raise the required fees they may drop out of school. "