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 6 years ago
Roseline
received a $234 initial payment.
"In the next six months,most of the things I would want in my house I shall be having ready. My family will be leading more comfortable life."
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over 6 years ago
Seline
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having saved enough money from my business and bought a bull. I later gave the bull to my spouse who used it to pay my dowry. Seeing the look on my parents that day made me feel very proud."
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over 6 years ago
Emily
received a $235 initial payment.
"My new goal that I didn't have before receiving the transfer is starting a second hand clothes business that will enable me have sustainable income.
I also want to put up my own home because I know my children will also get a piece of land."
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over 6 years ago
Jenifer
received a $253 initial payment.
"My life is currently different from how it was initially because we are now happy in our house."
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over 6 years ago
Lona
received a $253 initial payment.
"In the next six months, I expect my life to change greatly. I expect my dressing code to change since I will be able to purchase my own clothes from the profits I will be generating from business."
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over 6 years ago
Jackline
received a $253 initial payment.
"In the next six months I expect my life to change in that my children and I will live in a better house."
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over 6 years ago
Stephen
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having built myself an iron roofed house with the savings I made from the casual jobs. I had a grass thatched house which leaked during rainy seasons. "
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over 6 years ago
Daniel
enrolled.
"I have no achievement I can mention to be proud of. I live a bad life that is not impressive to me and feels I didn't do much for a better life. "
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over 6 years ago
Eunice
received a $474 third payment.
"I spent most of my third transfer to buy dairy cow for my future use, this is where by l will not spend money any more to buy milk from my neighbors, rather l will be selling it to them. I also spent the transfer to buy cupboard for me to have a place where l can keep my utensils safely. The remaining balance l spent on farming in that when l get enough produce, l will have enough to eat with my family."
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over 6 years ago
Patricia
received a $474 third payment.
"I spent the whole of my third transfer to buy secondhand motorcycle which my spouse is using as a means of transport, to transport people from one place to another and get money for our daily basic needs."
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