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
Violet
enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is being a mother. Not everyone is blessed to be one you know. I just gave birth to a bouncing baby, our third born."
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almost 9 years ago
Eunice
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is the burden of paying medical expenses for my child who suffers from sickle cell anemia."
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almost 9 years ago
Molly
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of food, it has been a long time since it rained and our farms are very dry, so we cannot plant any crops and if the situation persists we might experience famine."
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almost 9 years ago
Pamela
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is ill health, I have a chest condition and my joints always ache, I am afraid that very soon I will not be able to walk or even go to the market to sell my ropes."
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almost 9 years ago
Jacob
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is my mental illness, I have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and the drugs are expensive, I do not think I will be able to continue buying them and this may lead to my condition becoming worse."
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almost 9 years ago
Everline
received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on building my own house and move out of the rented. I will also buy livestock’s."
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almost 9 years ago
David
received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on building a house. I will buy additional building materials. I will pay school fees for my 2 children and buy livestock’s."
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almost 9 years ago
Caren
enrolled.
"I would say,owning a dairy cow is one of my proudest achievement because it produces enough milk for consumption and for sale."
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almost 9 years ago
Lilly
enrolled.
"I am proudest of owning a house that protects me from all odds and also being able to send my children to school."
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almost 9 years ago
Judith
enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is that I am asthmatic and during cold weathers, I cannot breath properly and this has been a problem for me because it bars me from doing my duties as usual."
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