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.
David's family
access_time over 8 years ago
David enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to pay school fees for my children who are in secondary schools and primary schools. If I am unable to raise the required fees they may drop out of school. "
Maureen's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Maureen enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked as a casual worker at the lakeside for quite a while and after diligently saving my earnings I have been able to buy some goats and sheep. "
Jane's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jane enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to pay school fees for my children. In fact at this moment my children have been sent away from school because I have not cleared their fee arrears. "
Elizabeth's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Elizabeth enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that I lack many things in my house which include furniture and a water tank for water harvesting and because I fall sick more often, I find it difficult to drink water from the lake hence I am forced to depend on rain which is unreliable."
Emilly's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Emilly enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to build my own house and establish my own homestead. We live in a rented house which is very expensive and we might be evicted anytime if we are unable to pay the rent."
Mary's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to buy household items like chairs and utensils. At times when we have visitors they lack enough chairs and utensils to use and this makes me very uncomfortable."
Rosemary's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rosemary enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is that we have been able to take our kids to school until one of them is about to join college using cash that we have been getting from our fishing business."
Lavender's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Lavender enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is that we were able to build our own house using cash that we had saved from our farming business and now we have a house of our own that we call home."
Julita's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Julita enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is that I have no source of income."
Wasingtone's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Wasingtone enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is that I have a better house compared to the one I was in."