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.
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Leonida's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Leonida enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that I am getting old and I still have a child in school who depends on me for school fees and this is a challenge for me."
Grace's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Grace enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that getting food for out family and school fees for our children is not easy as our income is very low at the moment."
Joyce's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Joyce enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to buy some oxen and a ploughing machine which I can use to till my land. Farming using manual methods is very inefficient and we may soon stop ploughing our farm due to low returns. "
Samuel's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Samuel enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income for myself. This means that I often have difficulties paying our rent and in case we default on the payments we may be evicted."
Dorine's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Dorine enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income for myself. I have recently given birth to twins and I am also experiencing illness, this means that I often have to to choose between taking care of the twins basic needs and paying for my hospital bills and this is very difficult. "
Christopher's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Christopher enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked as a fisherman for very many years. This line of work enabled me to be the proud owner of several herds of cattle. Sadly most of them either succumbed to diseases, were sold off or used to pay dowry."
Lucy's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Lucy enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is that I am unwell and I have children who are in school,depending on me and yet am unwell."
Emily's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Emily enrolled.
"The the biggest hardship is that we don't have good source of income and our house is not so good."
Martin's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Martin enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is lack of proper water to carter for our needs."
Hana's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Hana enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is that through making sisal I have been able to see my three children through high school."