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
Ezekiel
received a $474 third payment.
"I spent the whole of the third transfer to buy two cow bulls for farming, this will save me from using a lot of money to hire people's cow when farming."
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over 6 years ago
Rosemary
received a $474 third payment.
"I spent most of my last transfer to buy cow bull for farming, this will give me easy time when it comes to farming, l will also be among the first people to plant. The remaining balance l spent to plaster my house to maintaining it clean and durable."
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over 6 years ago
James
received a $474 third payment.
"I spent most of the third transfer to pay labour charge as l was building my spacious house being that l had bought build materials with the second transfer. The remaining balance l spend to pay debt that l had when buying second hand motorcycle, which l am using now to do my business of transporting fish to a nearby market."
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over 6 years ago
Nerea
received a $474 third payment.
"I spent most of the third transfer to pay labour charge for building my spacious house being that l had bought building material with the second transfer. The remaining balance l spent to buy goat for my future use."
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over 6 years ago
Fenike
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to pay my children's school fees from my small earnings from subsistence farming which wasn't very easy. "
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over 6 years ago
Felix
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to save my little earning from potatoes farming and bought a motorbike which I now use as a source of income."
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over 6 years ago
Aloys
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement was educating my children. After undergoing a formal education, my children secured jobs which has since made them independent."
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over 6 years ago
Kennedy
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement was three years ago when I harvested 7 bags of maize and a bag of beans after using fertilizer on my farm. This ensured that my family was food secure for a period of time during which we were cushioned against hunger."
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over 6 years ago
Gorety
enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is having educated our three children up to form with the savings from our horticulture farming."
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over 6 years ago
Millicent
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is being forced to stay awake at night when it is raining, because the roof leaks."
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