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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4 years ago
Frank
received a $352 initial payment.
"I was able to buy iron sheets, bicycle, fertilizer, bags of maize, cement. I also bought clothes for my family including some learning materials for my kids. I also saved some money which will be used later."
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4 years ago
Sainabu
received a $352 initial payment.
"I have bought 40 irons sheets for a new house; 3 mattresses and beddings and clothes for my household, i also bought a bicycle to ease my movements"
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4 years ago
Magret
received a $352 initial payment.
"I felt very good and i was very thankful for this organisation that it's aim is really to reduce poverty levels here in malawi"
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4 years ago
Catherine
received a $352 initial payment.
"My life has changed. I have food now for my family and we nolonger sleep on the hard ground."
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4 years ago
Lukiya
received a $352 initial payment.
"I spent the money on Iron sheets that want to use when building my house, i did not have a good sale place so i bought mattress, for me to find food on a daily basis was very tough which i haf to look for a casual labour to find money to buy foodon that day so bought food in bulk to last me for a while and fertiliser i bought fertiliser because I did not have any to apply on my crops if not for this I could not harvest any"
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4 years ago
Anne
received a $352 initial payment.
"I was so happy to have received the funds. I knew most of my dreams would come true with these funds."
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4 years ago
Anne
received a $352 initial payment.
"Using my first funds, i bought 2 mattreses, 2 blankets, 2 bags of fertilizer, 2 bags of maize and othet food items in my home. As a farmer whose farm is far from my home, i biught a bicycle so i can cycle when i need to go there. I also used the other funds to pay for people that cultivated my farm land for me"
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4 years ago
Selina
received a $352 initial payment.
"I bought iron sheets, I want to build a house. I also bought chairs, mattress and blankets. I bought fertilizer for the farm and bags of maize to feed my family. I also bought a solar panel to provide me with light at night"
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4 years ago
Sawu
received a $352 initial payment.
"I will be able to build a house, something i could not have afford"
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4 years ago
Mariam
received a $352 initial payment.
"The recipient was so happy after receiving the message"
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