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.
Beatrice's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Beatrice enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is that ever since my spouse died I am the sole breadwinner for my children, I am often in ill health and therefore sometimes they sleep on empty stomachs because I am unable to work and get paid."
James's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
James enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of oxen and a ploughing machine, this means that I have to till my farm using a lot of manual labor and this is not efficient."
Emilly's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Emilly enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked as a fisherman and managed to save my earnings, with these earnings I have been able to buy a few goats."
Benard's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Benard enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income, my spouse is in college and I am also contemplating joining a college but due to lack of funds my spouse might have to defer her course and I might not even join a college."
Jane's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Jane enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is lack of access to proper source of income,and for this reason,there are days I cannot afford a meal nor raise school fees."
Elizabeth's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Elizabeth enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that l own enough farm produce that I can sell inorder to earn a living."
Monica's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Monica enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I managed to switch from a grass thatched house to an iron-sheet-roofed house."
Pamela's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Pamela enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I have managed to send all my eleven children to school despite the fact that I don't have a proper job."
Everline's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Everline enrolled.
"My biggest difficulty has been to raise school fees because even right now my children have been sent away due to lack of school fees."
Roslida's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Roslida enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is when my business closed down after making huge losses. I haven't been able to get a better source of income that can enable me feed my family and meet their needs."