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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Daniel's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Daniel enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income for myself, taking care of my familys basic needs is a huge problem which means that at times my family cannot even have three square meals a day. "
Tabitheri's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Tabitheri enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked as a casual worker for many years and after diligently saving my earnings for a while I have been able to educate my children. "
Agnes's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Agnes enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having started a small business selling fish and used the profits to pay school fees for my children in primary school. "
Emmaculate's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Emmaculate enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having joined a women's support group and after saving for a while I was able to buy a dairy cow. "
Margret's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Margret enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to pay school fees for my daughter who is in secondary school, if I am unable to raise the required fees she may have to drop out of school. "
Mary's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income for myself and my spouse, this means that we sometimes cannot afford to pay school fees for our children and buy essential items for our house. "
Peninah's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Peninah enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is that I lack money being that I have no proper source of income."
Loice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Loice enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have worked hard to feed my family by engaging in serious farming."
Konsilata's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Konsilata enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have been able to construct iron roofed house for our family."
Eunice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Eunice enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we don't have stable source of income to support our family."