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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Nicholas's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Nicholas received a $99 initial payment.
"Am planning to repair my current house by cementing the walls and floor of the house then cement my compound."
Nancy's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Nancy received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend it on building."
Josephine's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Josephine received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to buy a second hand motorbike for my spouse."
Grace's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Grace received a $99 initial payment.
"Am planning to bulid a bricked house with the lumpsum."
Olgah's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Olgah received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend it on paying school fees."
Peter's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Peter received a $99 initial payment.
"Am planning to erect a new iron roofed house then see if some money will be left for me to cement its walls."
Rose's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rose received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend it on buying a piece of land and build."
Sarah's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Sarah received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to fence my compound and complete my pit latrine."
Ruth's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Ruth received a $99 initial payment.
"Am planning to use the upcoming lumpsum payment to boost any areas that are lagging within the new college."
Danis's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Danis received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to invest the whole of my upcoming lumpsum in sugarcane farming."