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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Emilly's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Emilly enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we don't have a stable source of income. We depend on quarrying as a major source of income but its not reliable hence making life unbearable during low seasons."
Norah's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Norah enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is lack of a stable source of income to support my family. Sometimes we spend a day without having a meal."
David's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
David enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having tilled my farm and from the sales of the produce I was able to pay dowry for my wife."
Agnes's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Agnes enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having planted tomatoes and managed to get a bumper harvest, I then sold the tomatoes and used the money to build my current house."
Lawrence's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Lawrence enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having planted maize in my farm and after harvesting the produce and selling them, I was able to buy materials which I used to build my current house."
Jenipher's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Jenipher received a $98 initial payment.
"I plan to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on buying a cows to pay dowry to my late son’s wife. This will help me keep custody of my grandchildren. I am also planning to build a water tank to safely keep water. I have nothing to help me hold water in my house. I will also repair my house."
Eunice's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Eunice enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is that I lack enough farm equipments that can enable me plough my farm inorder to produce food."
Esther's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Esther enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is how to raise money that can enable me send my children to school and that can also cater for their upkeep."
Millicent's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Millicent enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we managed to build a small house and we nolonger pay rent like we used to do when we lived in a rental house."
Everline's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Everline enrolled.
"I am proudest of owning a home that will be inherited by my son's in future when I die."