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.
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Samali's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Samali enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i am faced with is lack of land for cultivation, sleeping in a leaking house."
Philis's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Philis enrolled.
"Receiving this money means i Will be able to buy a piece of land and build a house in it."
Janeth's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Janeth enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is maize farming, last year I planted maize seeds in half an acre and had a good harvest which I sold and used the money to pay school fees for children who are in secondary school and this makes me proud. "
Sharon's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Sharon enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is when my children joined secondary school and I was not able to pay school fees for them. "
Vicky's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Vicky enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of taking a loan from a microfinance institution,using the money to cultivate and plant vegetables and when i sold them i was able to repay the loan and also buy a dairy cow"
Eunitar's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Eunitar enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is managing finances.My spouse was a drunkard and every little money he got he would spend it all on alcohol.This was very difficult for me because i had to be left to shoulder all the household responsibilities on my own"
Annah's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Annah enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is purchasing a piece of land.When i got married,there was only half an acre of land for my family to live in.With a lot of hardwork and savings from the little money that the small farm produced,I managed to buy an acre of land."
Caroline's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Caroline received a $498 third payment.
"I bought building materials with my first and second transfer and therefore when I received my third transfer I spent it on building semi permanent rental houses .I had a plan of doing so but I did not have capital, because my husband does casual job and sometimes he comes back home empty handed, so I thought of doing so to enable us have a sustainable source of income."
Elena's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Elena enrolled.
"The greatest achievement that I am proudest of is that I have managed to ensure that my kid pursues his dream course at college. As a responsible parent, I do casual work and subsistence farming to feed my kids and educate them, especially after the demise of my husband about 15 years ago. I trust that my kid will complete his studies and live a happy life. "
Edward's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Edward enrolled.
"While I was still young, polio paralized my left hand and foot. Accordingly, I have been finding it more challenging to tackle the manual jobs that I do as a casual labor. It is unfortunate that I rely primarily on casual work to earn a living for myself and family - being the houeehols head and bread-winner. Hence, I have not attained enough for myself and family because I rely on one hand alone."