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We’re committed to transparency and use our survey technology to collect and share real-time updates and stories in this live newsfeed.

Browse the real, unedited profiles of the recipients we serve, learn about their aspirations, and follow them to stay updated as their lives move forward.

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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. Learn more about how recipients opt in to share their stories.

Zakiya received a $420 second payment.

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am happier because I now my children can have good clothes and sleep well since I bought mattresses for them. I could not affront these things before GD helped me"

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Maurice received a $98 initial payment.

"I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on buying water pumps and a generator"

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Eunice received a $98 initial payment.

"I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on buying furniture, paying school fees for my children and building a new house"

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Quinter received a $98 initial payment.

"I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on building a new house and buying a cow and plough that I'll use in farming"

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Lilian received a $98 initial payment.

"I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on doing farming, building a new house and starting a small business "

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Roselyne received a $98 initial payment.

"I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on building a new house and starting a small business that will act as my main source of income"

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Jacob received a $98 initial payment.

"I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on buying a cow and spend the rest on Poultry farming"

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Rose received a $98 initial payment.

"I plan to buy iron sheet and build myself an iron roofed house because am currently living in my co-wife's house and I have always wished to have my own house."

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Rosemary received a $98 initial payment.

"I plan to build a more spacious house, and buy a cow for keeping. "

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Frederick received a $98 initial payment.

"I plan to spend the next transfer on stock to open a retail shop so that I may have a source of income. "

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