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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.
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5 years ago
Charles
enrolled.
"The achievement I am most proud of is building my own house. It is spacious and does not leak. I feel very happy for this as I no longer beg for spaces to sleep in other people's houses."
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5 years ago
Mercy
enrolled.
"I am proud of my farming activities because despite not owning any piece of land, we have never lacked food as a family. I always lease farming land from my neighbours and do thorough farming, this has been my survival tactics."
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5 years ago
Jane
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I am facing in life is domestic violence. My husband married another wife and has since neglected me. He is irresponsible and assaults me more often. This interferes a lot with my human dignity and self worth in the society."
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5 years ago
Lilian
received a $480 third payment.
"I used the cash transfer from GD to build a new toilet and also buy a cow. i also used part of the money to pay school fees for my son."
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5 years ago
Rosemary
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I currently face is, how to get money to boost my business so that I can stock things that I do not currently have but are needed in the village."
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5 years ago
Alphonce
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is, lack of school fees especially for term two and term three since my brother who has been paying my school fees lost his job and now he has no income."
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5 years ago
Michael
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is lack of funds for finishing my house. The incomplete house presents a bad picture and remains cold because olit has many openings. Hence, my family has suffered for some years."
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5 years ago
Joseph
enrolled.
"I worked as a casual labourer for a very long time. This is because I never had any other alternative means of survival. Being the sole provider in a family of nine children was not an easy task for me. The biggest hardship I ever experienced was the time when I had my two daughters in highschool. Balancing between providing for the family and paying school fees was a really difficult experience. I struggled day in day out to make ends meet and I thank God because I succeeded at last."
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5 years ago
Dorca
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is lack of money to construct an ironed roofed house.This is because the current grass thatched house that I live in is in bad condition hence makes me live uncomfortable life with family."
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5 years ago
Beryl
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is lack of finances by my parents to pay for my school fees on time.This affects my performance due especially when I miss classes."
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