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.
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over 8 years ago
Ayub
received a $496 second payment.
"Other NGOs are conditional and do not give support directly unlike GD."
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over 8 years ago
Rosline
received a $496 second payment.
"GD has done so much to the community because they send transfers that you independently decide what to do with, and people have been able to meet their various needs. This has drastically changed people's lives. Other NGOs sometimes stop helping people mid way."
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over 8 years ago
Elga
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to build a new house with my upcoming lump-sum payment."
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over 8 years ago
Jecinter
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to use my upcoming lump-sum payment to plaster my house, buy a cow, complete my pit latrine, pay fee and buy food."
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over 8 years ago
Caroline
received a $99 initial payment.
"We are planning to start a cafeteria business in either Homa-Bay or Rongo town."
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over 8 years ago
Moses
received a $99 initial payment.
"I will extend my main house and plaster it using sand and cement using my upcoming lumpsum payment."
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over 8 years ago
Benta
received a $496 second payment.
"GD gives money directly while other NGOs goes through other people so there is a lot of insecurity."
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over 8 years ago
Eunice
received a $496 second payment.
"I have been able to pay school fees for my children since my spouse passed on some years back and I had been worried on how I would pay their school fees. I am now at peace because they are consistently going to school and the shame of staying at home with them has been lifted off me."
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over 8 years ago
Hellen
received a $99 initial payment.
"Am planning to cement the floor and walls of my house, pay school fee then use the rest to expand my saloon business."
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over 8 years ago
Deminah
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to use my upcoming lump-sum payment to expand and plaster my house and to connect electricity to my house."
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