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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almost 9 years ago
Jacob
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have taken my children to school."
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almost 9 years ago
Moses
enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is that I am struggling to raise college fees as well as to meet my family needs because my income is not sufficient."
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almost 9 years ago
Mary
enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of was that I saved some money and managed to build a bigger house that I could now share comfortably with my nine children compared to the one roomed house I owned before."
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almost 9 years ago
Elizabeth
enrolled.
"I am proudest of owning my own house.This is because I rented a house before and I use to pay rent, but now I live without any worry of paying rent."
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almost 9 years ago
Yunita
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to build iron roofed house for my family."
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almost 9 years ago
Caroline
received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on buying poles, timber, and additional iron sheets. I will buy roofing nails and steel doors for my house."
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almost 9 years ago
Hellen
enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have been able to pay school fees for my child up to college. He has finished college although not yet employed."
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almost 9 years ago
Caroline
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to pay part of my fee required in hairdressing college."
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almost 9 years ago
Pamela
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is lack of adequate source of income. Life is sometimes hard for us as a family to the extent that we can go without food for a day or two."
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almost 9 years ago
Beatrice
enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have been able to take our children to school. We have tried very hard to pay fees from the meagre income that we get from fishing."
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