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Unfiltered, unedited stories

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.

Anjelina enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I faced was huge medical bill during my daughter's illness that left me in great debts."

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Diana enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I faced was lack of school fees. Sometimes I would stay at home and this made me to drop in my academic performance at some level."

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"My proudest achievement was bumper harvest that I sold and started poultry keeping."

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Alice enrolled.

"My proudest achievement is buying a cow from our merry go round savings. It is providing me with manure and milk, I can now save some money which I used to spend on buying fertilizer and milk."

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Eunice enrolled.

"My proudest achievement is that I managed to start a grocery business with the capital which I got after sale of sweet potatoes"

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Roseline enrolled.

"My proudest achievement was when I used to have a fish business.I could afford to send ksh.2000 monthly to my mother to assist her in buying food and other basic needs."

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Rispa enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I am facing in life is unreliable source of income. I am unable to pay my children's school fees and this bars them from attending school regularly."

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Judith enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I am facing in life is unreliable source of income. I am unable to pay my children's school fees timely."

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Anjeline enrolled.

"My proudest achievement is being able to take my children to school since it is the best investment I can do for them."

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Benson enrolled.

"The biggest hardship I am facing in life is unreliable source of income. I am unable to pay my children's school fees timely."

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