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 8 years ago
Susan
received a $486 third payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that, I have been able to pay school fees easily for my grandchildren who are orphans and painted my house and my visitors says that it looks nice."
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almost 8 years ago
Monica
received a $468 third payment.
"My life is different in that I now have a larger house which hold all my household compared to the small one I had."
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almost 8 years ago
Caren
received a $486 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is the ease with which I feed and provide for my family as I have enough food stock in the house. I've also building materials hence soon I'll be living in my dream house. Thanks to GD."
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almost 8 years ago
Lucy
received a $468 third payment.
"I used a portion of the transfer to buy chairs because I only had one at that moment. Bought a mattress because the one I had was too thin hence denying me a sound sleep. I paid my high school child fee. I also purchased some foodstuffs for family consumption."
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almost 8 years ago
John
received a $486 third payment.
"I used a larger portion of the transfer to buy water pump and pipes for irrigation purpose. I also purchased family foodstuffs with the rest of the transfer."
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almost 8 years ago
Mary
received a $468 third payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that I now have a very spacious house and a separate kitchen , unlike before when my house was very small and it's the same that we used as a kitchen. I also have a milk cow hence I no longer take black tea. I also stopped working for other people to get fee for my child and other up keeps."
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almost 8 years ago
Wilkister
received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment when i received this transfer i was really happy for i was very broke and unwell with my children in school the money enabled me get medical attension."
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almost 8 years ago
Samwel
received a $97 initial payment.
"The moment when i received the transfer i was really happy for in our familly being fishermen we did not have good income because of the long drought but the money enabled us buy the things we needed urgently."
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almost 8 years ago
James
received a $468 third payment.
"My life is different in that I have business to depend on and I can as well be employed as truck driver."
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almost 8 years ago
Roseline
received a $468 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on purchasing food for the family consumption and paid workers to prepare my parcel of land. I also completed constructing my latrine and used most of the amount on building a kitchen to avoid cooking in the main house which is inconveniencing especially when I have visitors."
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