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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Susan's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Susan enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is that I lack sufficient funds to feed and educate my children because we have no proper source of income as we depend on rain fed farming which at times disappoint us so much."
Vivian's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Vivian enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in my life is lack of sufficient finances to meet all my basic needs because I don't have a proper source of income and my spouse depend on casual jobs which at times are so scarce."
Hawa's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Hawa enrolled.
"My proudest achievements are that l have struggled to do poultry farming which has helped me to generate income . Secondly l have also worked hard to educate my child upto forth form."
Millicent's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Millicent enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is lack of money to take care of our needs."
Annah's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Annah enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is that I have taken my children to school and they are almost clearing high school."
Kenedy's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Kenedy enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is being unwell and we have no way of getting treatment"
Judith's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Judith enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to be able to buy a piece of land and build my own house, ever since my spouse was chased away from home we have been renting a room at the shopping center, but our income is hardly enough to cater for our basic needs and pay rent, we might even be evicted by our landlord soon."
Okano's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Okano enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to pay school fees for my children, my income is not sufficient to cater for all my children's school fees and I fear that they may drop out of school."
Anna's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Anna enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having bought some cows and also repaired my house, all this was made possible by me diligently saving money that I earned from my business and avoiding any extravagant spending."
Danish's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Danish enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked as a casual labourer and after saving for many years I was able to construct my own homestead."