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
Dinah
received a $496 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that I have achieved a dream of starting a poultry farm and extended a room where my children can sleep."
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over 8 years ago
Everline
received a $496 second payment.
"Having bought an oxen for ploughing, am now looking forward to increased output in my farm , because I will increase the acreage and use less time to do this."
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over 8 years ago
Millicent
received a $99 initial payment.
"We are planning to buy cement, sand and iron sheet for building a new house."
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over 8 years ago
Salome
received a $496 second payment.
"Other NGOs sometimes just do census when they get into the community but do not do any other thing while GD has ensured that they did the census and also sent transfers to those they enrolled in their program."
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over 8 years ago
Simion
received a $496 second payment.
"The biggest difference is that I now have steel doors, have reduced the burden of paying school fees and applied medical college for my son."
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over 8 years ago
Lucy
received a $496 second payment.
"The difference is that I now have a shop which gives me income and my children goes to school without being sent home for fees. We are now comfortable."
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over 8 years ago
David
received a $496 second payment.
"l have hard about other NGOs but they have never help me."
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over 8 years ago
Yunita
received a $99 initial payment.
"I want to buy iron sheets and cement to repair my house the buy a cow or goat with the remaining."
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over 8 years ago
Beatrice
received a $99 initial payment.
"My house is pathetic and therefore when I get my upcoming lumpsum payment, I will build a better one."
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over 8 years ago
Joyce
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to start up a poultry farming and finish up the poultry house ."
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