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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almost 6 years ago
Margaret
received a $23 eleventh payment.
"In the next six months l expect to have started saving to plaster the pit latrine that l had built."
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almost 6 years ago
Hawa
received a $23 eleventh payment.
"In the next six months l expect to have started building my iron roofed house."
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almost 6 years ago
Janes
received a $23 eleventh payment.
"In the next six months l expect to have completed building my spacious comfortable house and staying in it without any worries."
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almost 6 years ago
Sally
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I look forward to having an established poultry unit in the next six months. I will also have more tea produced from my tea plantation and general increase in family's income. It is at this time that I can invest in other valuable assets such as goat keeping and dairy farming to help raise more income that can allow us educate our children and meet other family needs. Begging and over reliance on casual labour shall be a thing of the past for me."
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almost 6 years ago
Jumwa
enrolled.
"Enjoying three meals a day is a dream yet to come true but thanks to Give directly I am now confident it will. With my transfers, I plan to give my daughter capital to start her own small hotel in Bamba after two years experience in this sector. This will earn us income that we can use to purchase food and other necessities. I will also invest in livestock as security for future needs that may arise."
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almost 6 years ago
Safina
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"My expect my life to change positively in the next six months because I am optimistic that I will have acquired the land for maize production. I believe in the next six month I will have planted it hoping that its production will relieve me the stress of buying food."
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almost 6 years ago
Victor
received a $368 second payment.
"My new goal is to purchase a motorbike to use it for transport business. I hope to get into the transport services industry, as I feel that it is a business that is reliable and it can earn me good money on a daily basis."
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almost 6 years ago
Steven
received a $23 eleventh payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I shall have saved part of the transfer and use it to boost the barbershop business which I have recently started to get an extra income to support my and provide my family's needs without depending on my relatives and friends assistance."
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almost 6 years ago
Margret
received a $468 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money, I felt very happy because I was going to building my permanent house and pay the school fees debt."
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almost 6 years ago
Mercy
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect in the next six months to have purchased chickens. This will assist me with income to pay the school fees for my child. I will manage this by using transfers."
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