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.
Florence's family
access_time 9 years ago
Florence enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we face right now is lack of enough money to pay school fees for our children who are in secondary schools, if we fail to raise the required fees they may drop out of school."
Rose's family
access_time 9 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to buy a ploughing machine and two oxen, I till my farms using manual labour and this is not very productive, we may abandon farming for a while until we get money to buy the said items."
Mary's family
access_time 9 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is how to till my farms, I have no ploughing machine and oxen so I have to hire these, this is very expensive and increases the cost of production."
Silvia's family
access_time 9 years ago
Silvia enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income for my husband, he hires a motorcycle taxi for a day and after paying the owner, he is often left with very little money, that is why we have not been able to have a better house."
Pamella's family
access_time 9 years ago
Pamella enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is that I earn very little from my business and I am like the key breadwinner to my family."
George's family
access_time 9 years ago
George enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have excellent household furniture that most people don't have in my village. I managed to purchase them by joining savings and loaning groups."
Lydia's family
access_time 9 years ago
Lydia enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have a house that we have struggled to build."
Erick's family
access_time 9 years ago
Erick enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that I don't have a stable source of income. This has halted my ambition to continue with my education up to college."
Joan's family
access_time 9 years ago
Joan enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that I don't have a stable source of income which I can use to buy meals for my family. I am just a peasant farmer and sometimes I get very low harvest. My household has always become a victim of hunger."
Margaret's family
access_time 9 years ago
Margaret enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked at various farms and managed to use the little money that I earned to build my current house."