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
Jackline
received a $99 initial payment.
"I had built a house and I now want to finish it; I want to buy cement and cement the floor and walls."
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over 8 years ago
Peres
received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to build a new larger house because my current house is too small. I'm also planning to furnish the house I'' build."
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over 8 years ago
Rosemary
received a $99 initial payment.
"i plan to buy ironsheet, timber and nails, and build an iron roofed house."
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over 8 years ago
Monica
received a $99 initial payment.
"We plan to spend my upcoming lump sum payment on construction of a bigger and better house."
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over 8 years ago
Milka
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lump sum payment on secondary school fee and constructing a new house."
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over 8 years ago
Walter
received a $99 initial payment.
"I have little land, I therefore plan to pay for a piece of land, and also pay wife's dowry."
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over 8 years ago
Anne
received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to replace my current roof with new iron sheets because they are too old and leaking. I'm also planning to built a pit latrine with the remaining amount."
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over 8 years ago
Mary
received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to enlarge my house because the current one is too small. I'm also planning to build my elder son a nice house."
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over 8 years ago
Betha
received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to buy a parcel of land where I'll establish my home."
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over 8 years ago
Joyce
received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to enlarge my house because it is too small in size. I'm also planning to cement both walls and floor of my house because at the moment it is earth."
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