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.
Pamela's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Pamela enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to build my own house. I managed to do it through the little income that I got from my farm."
Florence's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Florence enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced is that I lack a stable source of income that can enable me to pay school fees for my son and provide basic needs for my children."
Rose's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have been able to build our own house from the little income that we get from quarrying."
Zachary's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Zachary enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is when my wife passed on and left me with me children to take care of. Life hasn't been easy for me because I have to perform other motherly duties."
Dorothy's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Dorothy enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is that I used to stay in a grass thatched house but I managed to save some cash by denying myself and my family the luxury of eating good food like meat so that I saved some money which I used to build the house that I currently stay in which is has iron sheet roof. The money that I saved came from my business of selling vegetable in the local market."
Grace's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Grace enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that during dry seasons like in the month of February, getting food is a challenge and because I am not able to dig my farm and this makes me go may be a day without a meal."
Benta's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Benta enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that our source of income is unstable and as we have three kids in secondary school this makes it tough on us as at the same time we need money to buy food hence it is a big challenge."
Elsa's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Elsa enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I have managed to do casual labor in the quarry where stones are being harvested and managed to pay school fees for my kids and one of my children went up to college using my sweat and now he is working."
Judith's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Judith enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we face is the need to build a house. Our income sources are very limited and we have not been able to build a new bigger house."
Alice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Alice enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is lack of sufficient finances to feed my family because I am the bread winner and I have no reliable source of income."