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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.

over 8 years ago

Magumba enrolled.

"I did buy a cow that produced and i was able to get milk for both home use and for sale, and out of sales i was able to buy basic necessities like soap for my family."

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over 8 years ago

Sulaina enrolled.

"The biggest hardship i have ever faced in my life, is always getting school fees for children to go to school."

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over 8 years ago

Sauya enrolled.

"I am proud because i was able to give birth to a bouncing baby girl."

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over 8 years ago

Kasani enrolled.

"I did hire a farm land where i planted rice and the sales from the from it increased my family's household income."

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over 8 years ago

Kosain enrolled.

"The biggest hardship i have ever faced is lack of enough land for cultivating crops like maize for both home consumption and sale."

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over 8 years ago

Hajira enrolled.

"The biggest hardship i have ever faced in my life is having no land for farming to feed my family."

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over 8 years ago

Hasifa enrolled.

"I did buy a cow that produced and i was able to get milk for both home consumption and for sale, and out of the sales from the milk i was able to buy basic necessities like soap for my children ."

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over 8 years ago

Fatina enrolled.

"I did give birth to my handsome son and beautiful daughter that give me company."

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over 8 years ago

Aisha enrolled.

"The proudest achievement in our life is this small house which cannot now accomodate the grown family of seven members."

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over 8 years ago

James enrolled.

"The biggest hardship faced in our family was living in a grass thatched house which used to leak in rainy season and the death of our daughter who left us this young boy to raise. "

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