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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 6 years ago

Anajilina enrolled.

"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that our crops did not do well during the harvest period and this has made us to skip meals due to lack of enough food to eat."

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almost 6 years ago

"The biggest hardship I am facing in my life is the lack of money to pay fees for those of our children who are still in school. "

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almost 6 years ago

Tabither enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I am facing is how to get money to finish paying school fees for my children. "

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almost 6 years ago

Barack enrolled.

"The achievement I am proudest of is owning a hand cart which I use to ferry goods and luggage for pay. "

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almost 6 years ago

Killion enrolled.

"The achievement I am proudest of is building my own house with the money I saved from doing part time teaching job at a local primary school. "

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almost 6 years ago

"The achievement I am proudest of is the support that I have continued to give my children after the death of their father. "

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almost 6 years ago

Lilian enrolled.

"The achievement I am proudest of is the fact that following last season's rice harvest, I got some money which I used to offset some of the fee arrears that my children had in school. "

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almost 6 years ago

Caroline enrolled.

"The achievement I am proudest of is my small business of selling cooking oil. I do run this business from home. "

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almost 6 years ago

Felix enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I am facing in my life is lack of enough to buy my own motorcycle so that I stop using other people's motorcycles. "

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almost 6 years ago

Peter enrolled.

"My proudest achievement is that I have worked hard in my farm and also in selling sisal and managed to buy land where I stay and farm currently."

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