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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8 years ago
Dorothy
enrolled.
"The achievement I am very proud of is that I managed to buy 3 chairs using the money I saved from Merry-go-round"
(Occupation: Small business)
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8 years ago
Charles
enrolled.
"I would like to use part of the money to school fees for my children who are in high school. Secondly l would wish to expand on wife's business to generate more income. Lastly l would like to buy farm equipment to enhance farming to increase productivity. "
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8 years ago
Jenipher
enrolled.
"I would like to use part of the money to open up a business to help generate income to sustain my family. Secondly l would wish to build a new house since my house is very small to comfortable accommodate my family. l would also like to use some of the money to pay college fees for my children. Finally l would like to use the rest of the money to buy a goat to act as security incase of any emergency. "
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8 years ago
Calvince
enrolled.
"Since I have stayed with my wife for so many years without paying dowry, l would like to use part of the money to pay dowry to her parents. Secondly l do not have land my own land and I enjoy farming so I would like to use some to hire a piece of land where l can farm and provide food security for my family. Finally l would like to expand my wife's business to substitute my source of income support my family. "
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8 years ago
Jenipha
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I'm facing currently is on paying school fees for my children both in secondary school and in college, my small business of posho Mill does not give much to offset all the fees arrears I have."
(Occupation: Small business)
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8 years ago
Judith
enrolled.
"Our plan with the transfer is to pay school fees for our two children both in form one and two,invest bit of it into my Mandazi business and lastly use the remaining amount to renovate my current house which is not in good shape. "
(Occupation: Small business)
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8 years ago
Sauya
enrolled.
"I am planning to set up a grocery shop as business to increase my household income."
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8 years ago
Hajira
enrolled.
"I did have a vegetable business that used to help sustain my family whenever i got profits,whereby i could use part of the profits to buy basic necessities like salt and soap for my children."
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8 years ago
Aisha
enrolled.
"I plan to build a bigger house to accomodate this big family.Buy basic house hold nacessities a.invest in produce business and expand on our land for sustainable food production."
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8 years ago
Zaina
enrolled.
"I plan to widen my house to suit the number of family members.invest in business and buy more land for equitable food production."
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