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.
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over 8 years ago
John
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have managed to give my children good education and I believe they will prosper in life."
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over 8 years ago
Jane
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have educated my child through farming and he is currently employed as a teacher. "
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over 8 years ago
Margaret
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have educated my children. Two are in the University currently."
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over 8 years ago
Walter
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is when my wife was diagnosed with cancer. I didn't have money to cater for her treatment and she finally succumbed to death. It was such a big blow to me and the entire family."
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over 8 years ago
Nancy
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that wet don't have a reliable source of income. Sometimes life becomes unbearable because we are unable to provide food for our children."
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over 8 years ago
Benjlina
enrolled.
"The achievement I would say I am proudest of was switching from a grass thatched house that used to leak whenever it rains to a better iron roofed house that is leak proof."
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over 8 years ago
Elizabeth
enrolled.
"I am proudest of taking care of my children and sending them to school despite the fact that I am widow who depends only on casual jobs as way of survival."
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over 8 years ago
Jane
enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is being able to run my own business."
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over 8 years ago
Irene
enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is how to access clean drinking and cooking water since water scarcity is a big issue in this area."
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over 8 years ago
Dorine
enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is being able to provide and take care of my children."
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