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.
Ben's family
access_time 5 years ago
Ben enrolled.
"The biggest hardship in my life is lack of enough support for my family welfare "
Sarah's family
access_time 5 years ago
Sarah enrolled.
"The biggest hardship in my life is lack of enough land for farming and failure to go for further studies like a course."
Simon's family
access_time 5 years ago
Simon enrolled.
"The biggest hardship in my life is lack of enough support for my family welfare since I own very little land."
Jumwa's family
access_time 5 years ago
Jumwa enrolled.
"Receiving this money to me means getting a stable income for my family. I plan to use the transfers to start up poultry farming which in turn will produce continous income. I have often struggled providing meals for my family due to limited income leading to hunger and psychological pressure."
Asha's family
access_time 5 years ago
Asha enrolled.
"Receiving this money means a great relief because I had a bank loan and it will help me sort the loan and be able to gain credit worthiness so that I may continue borrowing and invest in farming because for us its farming that we entirely depend on."
Sidi's family
access_time 5 years ago
Sidi enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in my life is that we currently face hunger as a family and the food we get is never enough. This is because of the bad weather and lack of proper farming tools. "
Kavumbi's family
access_time 5 years ago
Kavumbi enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in my life is that I have two children who depend on me for school fees and at times I am not able to raise their tuition fees making them to stay at home while their peers are in school. "
Dama's family
access_time 5 years ago
Dama enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in my life is that my house is very small and have two grown up children who are forced to sleep in my maize granary due to lack of a better shelter. "
Mwenda's family
access_time 5 years ago
Mwenda enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of a stable source of income. My husband burns charcoal in the forest which is a very tedious job and fetches very little income which is not enough to cater for all our basic needs. "
Chome's family
access_time 5 years ago
Chome enrolled.
"The biggest hardship in my life is lack of income which makes it extremely difficult for me to provide food for my family especially when the rains fail and there's not enough produce from the farm to sustain my family."