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
Esther
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is serious poverty, Some times I get asngle meal with my family. "
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almost 6 years ago
Mary
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is lack of enough land to distribute to my children ,since the space available is to small."
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almost 6 years ago
Alice
enrolled.
"My plan is to buy land and cows to rear with the money."
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almost 6 years ago
Eliud
received a $532 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfers because I spent the transfers on building a spacious two-roomed house. In the past, I was living in a small grass thatched house that was very old thus I was always ashamed whenever I had visitors. Moreover, I have bought a blanket and other beddings3 unlike before when I was only using tattered clothes to cover myself at night. Lastly, I have acquired a new set of chairs and a new table through the transfers and my house is well furnished as compared to the past when I could only eat on the floor while sitting on the log that I had fixed in my small house."
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almost 6 years ago
Wesley
received a $550 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that currently, I earn more profit from my business which has really seen my income grow. Now I am able to comfortably provide basic needs for my family than before since the profit I used to get was very low and could not sustain my family's needs."
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almost 6 years ago
Daniel
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have bought a dairy cow. This project will able me to reduce the cost of buying milk daily. I will be in a position to save some amount to meet other expenses and even expand my poultry keeping project."
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almost 6 years ago
Caren
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have an established poultry unit. The poultry unit, am sure will give me an extra income to meet all the family's needs and raise a self sufficient family."
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almost 6 years ago
Rose
received a $200 initial payment.
"My goal is to complete building my house and to start a second hand clothes business in my home."
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almost 6 years ago
Peter
received a $200 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am no longer idle like I used to be. I now have my own business and my days are now busy. I feel like I spend my time well nowadays."
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almost 6 years ago
Jane
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have bought building materials to build a big poultry house and to expand this project to save some money to pay school fees and ensure that my children will not be sent home for school fees."
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