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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Benter's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Benter enrolled.
"My proudest achievements are that my husband died when we were living in a grass thatched house but now I have worked hard and built iron roofed house. Secondly l have bought from which l get milk."
Judith's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Judith enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of proper shelter since we do not own any house."
Syprose's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Syprose enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in life is lack of shelter for my family."
Gandencia's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Gandencia enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have a dairy cow that I purchased with my proceeds from farming and so I no longer have to spend money on buying milk."
Magret's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Magret enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have educated my daughter through to third form. I am very happy that she is about to attain her fourth form certificate and unlike me she has a more brighter future."
Beatrice's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Beatrice enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in my life is that I have so many dependants particularly my father and mother in law who are very old and weak and with no reliable source of income."
Conslata's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Conslata enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in my life is that my income is little and so I am unable to invest more in my business to earn good profit."
Edwina's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Edwina enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have a family and that I am a dedicated mother and wife who works hard to ensure her family eats and her children get basic education."
Jacob's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Jacob enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is lack of enough income. In this economy the value of the shilling has gone down. The little I earn is barely sufficient."
George's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
George enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is lack of a proper income source."