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
Esau
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning on spending it on paying my wife's dowry ."
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over 8 years ago
Erick
received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to build my own house because as at now, I live in a rental."
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over 8 years ago
Richard
enrolled.
"Being the only provider for my family, it's hard sometimes since I only have a small business that cannot sustain everybody. "
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over 8 years ago
Tereza
enrolled.
"When I make good profits in my my small business of selling firewood. "
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over 8 years ago
Rose
enrolled.
"I only depend on my husband for our daily bread it is very hard at times because we have children in secondary school and college that needs a lot of fees we all depend on him for provision. "
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over 8 years ago
Mercy
enrolled.
"I have build a semi-permanent house for my mother at home. "
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over 8 years ago
Eunice
received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to renovate my house with a portion of the transfer while the rest I'll use to build a pit latrine."
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over 8 years ago
James
received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to buy a second hand motorbike for transport business."
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over 8 years ago
Collince
received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to use a larger portion of the transfer to pay my university fee. I'm also planning to repair the floor of my house because it is in bad shape."
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over 8 years ago
Pitalis
received a $496 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that I currently possess livestock which I may sell in times of financial crisis to manage setbacks.."
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