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
Linet
enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is that I am suffering from tuberculosis and I have been on medication consistently for 8 months and I have even completed my dose but I have not seen any change and so I am stressed up because I cannot fend for my family."
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almost 9 years ago
Jackline
enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I moved out of a rental house at the center,managed to buy a portion of land and built a house.I am very happy that now I own my house and I don't pay rent anymore."
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almost 9 years ago
Beatrice
enrolled.
"I would say,maintaining and improving my shop has been my biggest hardship because I lack enough capital to boost it."
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almost 9 years ago
Pamela
enrolled.
"The achievement I'm proudest of is having be able to use my small business of selling oranges to raise my children single handedly and now they are grown."
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almost 9 years ago
Ambrose
enrolled.
"The achievement I'm proudest of is having been able to teach my children upto Secondary School level,this I did while working as a waiter in some local hotel where payment was little."
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almost 9 years ago
Johnson
enrolled.
"The achievement I'm proudest of is having been able to move from an employed motorbike rider to my current situation where I own my own motorbike even though it's second hand and old."
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almost 9 years ago
Sofia
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is scarcity of water. Sometimes we have to buy water from vendors at exorbitant prices."
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almost 9 years ago
Richard
enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that at we have been able to build iron roofed house for our family. It wasn't an easy task because we had to deny ourselves some leisures and saved money for that course."
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almost 9 years ago
Damaris
received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on buying cement, sand and ballast for doing repairs to my house."
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almost 9 years ago
Mary
received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on building a big house because what I have is small. I am also planning to start a business to help me earn some more income."
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