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
Tom
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is that I have no reliable source of income as I do horticultural farming and depend on rain fed farming which at times is very unpredictable."
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over 8 years ago
Rose
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have managed to educate my children through farming. My spouse died sixteen years ago while they were very young but today I have a son in his second year in the University and a daughter trained as a teacher."
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over 8 years ago
Edwina
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to use my lump-sum payment on building a new house and buying household goods."
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over 8 years ago
Ziporah
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to pay school fee and build a new house with my upcoming lump-sum payment."
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over 8 years ago
Rael
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to expand my house, pay school fees and buy household food."
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over 8 years ago
Grace
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to buy chairs, cows and oxen with my upcoming lump-sum payment."
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over 8 years ago
Jackline
enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that through farming we have managed to build our own house."
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over 8 years ago
Dorothy
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have managed to educate my children by doing horticultural farming."
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over 8 years ago
Vincent
enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is how I can acquire a farm that I can cultivate inorder to be food secure."
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over 8 years ago
Kamayo
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is being without a house.I feel embarrassed because I share the same house with my mother hence I lack my own freedom and privacy."
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