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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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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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"My biggest hardship in life is working so hard but with less productions due to lack of proper equipment for farming."

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"My proudest achievement is that l have struggled to educate my child upto forth form. "

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George enrolled.

"My proudest achievement is that l have planted tree in my compound which most of the admire."

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Roseline enrolled.

"The achievement I am proudest of is educating my children up to the various levels they have reached. "

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Martin enrolled.

"The achievement I am proudest of is starting a fish selling business for my wife, which she does to get some income. "

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Jamilla enrolled.

"The achievement I am proudest of is building our own house. "

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"The biggest hardship I am facing in my life is lack of money to finish up the construction of our house. Part of the roof is still incomplete. "

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Pamela enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I am facing is lack of money to pay school fees for my children because I don't have any reliable source of income, and all the children are looking up to me. "

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"The biggest hardship I am facing is how to get food for the family on a daily basis. Sometimes we go without any food, and the little children find it very painful. "

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Hellen enrolled.

"The achievement I am proudest of is the fact that most of the time I am able to put food on the table for my children. "

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