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Unfiltered, unedited stories

We’re committed to transparency and use our survey technology to collect and share real-time updates and stories in this live newsfeed.

Browse the real, unedited profiles of the recipients we serve, learn about their aspirations, and follow them to stay updated as their lives move forward.

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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.

almost 9 years ago

Hellen enrolled.

"We would say owning a house,however small it is, is the achievement we are proudest of because we used to rent a house at the center."

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almost 9 years ago

Charles enrolled.

"My biggest difficulty is lack of sufficient food that is enough to feed the family."

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almost 9 years ago

Tereza enrolled.

"Our biggest hardship has been to raise school as well as to get adequate food that can feed us together with our children."

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almost 9 years ago

Pamela enrolled.

"Our biggest hardship has been to raise school that is enough to enable us send our children to school since we don't have a reliable source of income."

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almost 9 years ago

"I would say being able to build a house from the savings I used to earn from my casual jobs,after my spouse passed away is the achievement I'm proudest of."

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almost 9 years ago

Carolyne enrolled.

"I would say being blessed with children and a husband is the achievement I'm proudest of."

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almost 9 years ago

Beatrice enrolled.

"The biggest hardship we have faced is that we don't have sufficient farm produce that is enough to feed the family."

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almost 9 years ago

"The achievement am proudest of is the small businesses and casual jobs i do. I have been able to take of my family through this. I feel proud because I work so hard at it."

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almost 9 years ago

Emmaculate enrolled.

"The biggest hardship we face now is lack of school fees. We have around nine children to care for and educate."

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almost 9 years ago

Martin enrolled.

"The achievement am proudest of this house which I built through selling farm produce and profits from my wife's business. Previously I lived in a small grass thatched house."

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