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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Sarah's family
access_time 9 years ago
Sarah enrolled.
"The proudest achievement that I can think of is having bought a cow with proceeds from a small business I had. I used to sell maize and from the profits I was able to save and buy the cow."
Mary's family
access_time 9 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I had was when my spouse died, since then, catering for my family's basic needs has been difficult."
Lilian's family
access_time 9 years ago
Lilian enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have is lack of a steady source of income, the odd jobs I get are very few and the payments I get hardly sustain me."
Lilian's family
access_time 9 years ago
Lilian enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have is lack of a proper house."
Lydia's family
access_time 9 years ago
Lydia enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have is lack of school fees for my children and how to feed them."
Lizzy's family
access_time 9 years ago
Lizzy enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having been able to get bountiful harvests from my farm each year."
Maureen's family
access_time 9 years ago
Maureen enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we face is lack of a steady source of income."
Mary's family
access_time 9 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"The proudest achievement has been having my family"
Stecy's family
access_time 9 years ago
Stecy enrolled.
"My biggest hardship was loosing my husband and I had no one to take care of our daily needs."
Caroline's family
access_time 9 years ago
Caroline enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is that we only have one bread winner and his income is not enough to support our needs."