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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Everlyne's family
access_time 9 years ago
Everlyne enrolled.
"I would say lack of proper source of income is my biggest hardship."
Linet's family
access_time 9 years ago
Linet enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I can talk of is my sickness because I have spent a lot of money on tratment."
Millicent's family
access_time 9 years ago
Millicent enrolled.
"I would say educating my children upto the college level is the achievement I can talk of because raising their school fees has not been an easy task for me since I only depend on farming as a source of income."
Rosa's family
access_time 9 years ago
Rosa enrolled.
"I am proud to be a farmer because this is the job that has really helped me a lot because whenever I harvest my farm produce,I sell them in order to get an income that can sustain my life."
Quinter's family
access_time 9 years ago
Quinter enrolled.
"Lack of income is my biggest hardship because I cannot manage to feed nor buy clothes for my children since I am jobless."
Judith's family
access_time 9 years ago
Judith enrolled.
"I am proud that I own a house because when my husband passed away,I was homeless and my children were really suffering since they lacked a place where they could lay their heads on.I am happy that I used part of my Chama savings to build a small house."
Lucy's family
access_time 9 years ago
Lucy enrolled.
"My biggest hardship has been in getting funds because I relay on farming while my husband s most focus is on the lake that at times we don't get much"
Esta's family
access_time 9 years ago
Esta enrolled.
"My proudest achievement are my children was considered barren but God blessed me with children whom I can see and talk to around the home"
Dorina's family
access_time 9 years ago
Dorina enrolled.
"My biggest hardship was when I was poverty stricken j had to do casual work to make a living and put food on the table but now after all that commitment I can look back and say am somewhere."
Jared's family
access_time 9 years ago
Jared enrolled.
"The biggest hardship has been my medical condition which has taken me time to accept but really changed the directions and plans that I had in life as a small boy to date."