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.
George's family
access_time 6 years ago
George enrolled.
"The biggest hardship have faced in life is paying school fees for my children."
Mary's family
access_time 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."
Annah's family
access_time 6 years ago
Annah enrolled.
"The achievement I would be proudest of is educating my children. From small business that I do, I paid their school fees, fed them and took care of their needs. Currently, they are working and I feel proud of my impact on their lives."
Lilian's family
access_time 6 years ago
Lilian enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face is lack of money to pay school fees for my three children who are in secondary school. If I am unable to raise the required fees they may have to defer their studies."
Caroline's family
access_time 6 years ago
Caroline enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is paying school fees for my children who are in secondary school since I do not have a stable income."
Silvanus's family
access_time 6 years ago
Silvanus enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer to buy construction tools, do a little improvement on my house and pay school fees for my children. "
Jane's family
access_time 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 6 years ago
Janet enrolled.
"This hardship I have currently is paying school fees for my children since I have three children who are currently in secondary school."
Milka's family
access_time 6 years ago
Milka enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have currently is lack of school fees for my children since the money we get from farming is hardly enough to feed the family."
Janet's family
access_time 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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