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
Flores
received a $496 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have my own home now and an iron roofed house."
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over 8 years ago
Mercy
received a $99 initial payment.
"I will invest the whole of my upcoming lumpsum on local breeds poultry farming."
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over 8 years ago
Dave
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to enroll to a driving school and buy a cow using my upcoming lumpsum payment."
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over 8 years ago
Syprosa
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to build a kitchen and an iron-roofed house for my son."
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over 8 years ago
Joseph
received a $496 second payment.
"GD is very much different from other NGOs because they give you cash and you prioritize what you need most while others are restrict people."
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over 8 years ago
Joyce
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that I don't have a stable source of income to support my family."
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over 8 years ago
Siprin
enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have been able to construct a bigger house. We used to stay in a very small grass thatched house but we were able to build a bigger house."
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over 8 years ago
Jane
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to build iron roofed house for my family."
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over 8 years ago
Dorothy
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have worked hard to feed, educate and clothe my children as my spouse died twelve years ago when my son who is currently in forth form was only eight years old."
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over 8 years ago
Jessica
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is that I lack money to expand my business so that I can earn good income and meet the financial needs of my family."
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