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 5 years ago
Peninah
received a $22 fourteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will continue investing my transfer on my farm. I would want to use the transfer to better my life and can only happen through farming. I will be using the transfers to buy farm inputs such as hybrid seeds and fertilizers to use on farm."
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over 5 years ago
Asha
received a $22 eighteenth payment.
"My plan for the next six months is to save my transfer. The reason for saving is to enable me to get the resources needed to start a hotel business. I would want to use the savings to buy equipment and stock to start the business. I know through the business, I will not struggle anymore financially."
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over 5 years ago
Maurene
received a $22 fourteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months is to boost the cloth business which my main source of income. I would want to boost it so that I can get a good profit which is my income. The income will help me meet my family needs in time without struggles. It will help again stop going for casual work to meet my needs."
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over 5 years ago
Annah
received a $22 eighteenth payment.
"I expect to have plastered my house and I will be living in a very beautiful house. I expect to build a new kitchen as I do not have one. I shall have started a business to help improve my family's lifestyle."
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over 5 years ago
David
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is lack of land. I have no where to practice crop production since my father abandoned me with mummy when they separated. This is really making life difficult since I realise very little out put from farming to help sustain the family demands. "
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over 5 years ago
Christine
enrolled.
"My biggest hardship in my life is inadequate food for the household. Because of inadequate feeding, my children are mulnaourished and sickly which is taking a lot of hard earned cash from our household. My household often eats once a day which is not normal for the healthy growth of a child and the development of the child's brain which affects their performance at school."
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over 5 years ago
Florence
enrolled.
"Iam optimistic that this money will able me get comfortable accommodation by building iron-roofed house which has been in my dreams. This will solve the issue of termites that keep on destroying my current roof and it ends up leaking whether rains pours. My family members some times keep on suffering from pneumonia because of coldness."
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over 5 years ago
Brian
received a $485 third payment.
"My life is currently different from how it was in that I have been able to give a helping hand to my family members without struggling. my mum's business has increased. I was able to part with some of my transfer and making this impact in her life has made me happy because she is now able to take care of most of her needs with ease. Going back to college has also changed my life because I have more knowledge and determined to finish my course with good grades with the objective of looking for a job.,."
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over 5 years ago
Nicholas
received a $44 eighth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will be having savings which I will use to start the poultry project. I will use the savings to buy building materials such as iron sheets, timber, and nails which I will use in building shed for the poultry and the poultry too."
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over 5 years ago
Elly
received a $22 eighteenth payment.
"My plan in the next six months is to save. I would want to use the savings to start a retail shop business which will be my main source of income. I would not want to struggle after this life-changing opportunity."
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