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
Elizabeth
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to pay school fees for my children, my business is not very profitable at my present location and if I am unable to raise the required fees from my sales my children might have to defer their studies."
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over 8 years ago
Anne
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is hunger, last season the harvests were not very bountiful and my only source of income is my husband, whose meagre earnings can barely feed us and provide other basic needs."
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over 8 years ago
Emily
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to buy a few oxen and a ploughing machine, this means that I till my farms using manual labour and this is not very efficient, we might have to abandon farming for a while until we have a ploughing machine and some oxen."
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over 8 years ago
Florence
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we face right now is lack of enough money to buy some oxen and a ploughing machine, this means we use manual means to till our farm and this is not very efficient."
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over 8 years ago
Maurice
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in life is that I lack a proper source of income after having been unfairly dismissed from work."
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over 8 years ago
Dorine
received a $98 initial payment.
"I plan to pay school fees for my 3 children who are in secondary school. in secondary school"
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over 8 years ago
Benta
received a $98 initial payment.
"I plan to buy ironsheet, timber and nails, and build an iron roofed house."
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over 8 years ago
Ruth
received a $98 initial payment.
"I plan to buy ironsheet, timber and nails, and build an iron roofed house for myself."
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over 8 years ago
Aloice
received a $98 initial payment.
"I'm planning to invest the entire transfer in fishing business. This will enable me to earn daily income and feed my family with less ado."
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over 8 years ago
Mary
received a $98 initial payment.
"I plan to clear school fees arrears for my son so that he can get his certificate and join college., ironsheet, timber"
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