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.
Peter's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Peter enrolled.
"My proudest achievement in life is my son joining high school, even though i have no stable income, i have struggled to ensure he finishes his education"
Joseph's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Joseph enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is completion of primary school education. I am able to read and write without asking for any assistance."
Cynthia's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Cynthia enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is when I delayed my education with three years due to lack of school fees.This made me loose hope in life."
Plista's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Plista enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life was educating my children. Out of nine, I have managed to see four through secondary schools. Lack of an income has been a major challenge to ensuring that all my children get secondary education. After my husband's death things seem to have gotten much worse."
Mary's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of would be educating my children. I am a peasant farmer with low income. From farming I have been able to pay school fees for my eldest son to tertiary level of education and he currently works as a professional with on of the government arms. I feel proud of it because the community around regarded me a poor woman who could not afford educating her children."
Hezron's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Hezron enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is having children. I once married but after siring three children with the wife, she ran away from me. I struggled to bring them up for twelve years but they all managed to survive, got education and fully grown. I am proud because despite disappointment from the wife, they are happy to be with me."
Joseph's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Joseph enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that, despite the financial constraints, I have managed to take my children to school and one of them will be doing her final primary educational exams at the end of the year."
Susan's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Susan enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of in my life was being able to complete my primary education. My father was the sole bread winner on our household and after his death while i was in class five, I never imagined that I would be able to complete my primary education."
Jane's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Jane received a $477 third payment.
"As a parent life feels meaningless when you cannot give your child the life he/she deserves mainly (education) , my child had stayed home for one year as a school dropout due to lack of money hence I spent the larger part of my third transfer on paying school fees for her and now I am happy as she is almost completing her high school education. I also bought sofa set seats ."
Janet's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Janet enrolled.
"I am planning to spend the transfer on paying school fees for my children. Education is the key to better life and a hopeful future."
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