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
Sunan
received a $454 initial payment.
"I bought a cow worth 530,000 ugx and four chickens worth 35,000 ugx. I also bought household items like mattress, and beddings all at 288,000 ugx. I also bought a solar panel at 120,000 ugx. The balance of the cash transfer I am planning to buy a plot of land."
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over 6 years ago
Stephen
received a $23 third payment.
"My new goal, I would want to build shed for my chicken."
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over 6 years ago
Andrew
received a $23 second payment.
"Apart from my earlier plans, I would want to start chicken business."
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over 6 years ago
Benard
received a $23 second payment.
"I will have bought a chicken wire and prepared a structure where the poultry will be safe during the day as they feed and enjoy the vitamin from the sun."
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over 6 years ago
Christine
received a $496 third payment.
"I used my third transfer to start a second-hand cloth business to to sustain me later on and I am glad to say that it is doing well.With the rest of the money,I boosted my chicken project that I had started using the second transfer by adding more chickens and buying chicken feeds."
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over 6 years ago
Denis
received a $23 fourth payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is the fact that I wake up every morning to a different environment full of chicken which i never had before."
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over 6 years ago
Dennis
received a $23 second payment.
"My life is currently is different since I have been able to buy some timber which I want to use in constructing a house for chicken."
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over 6 years ago
Washingtone
received a $254 initial payment.
"I would want to buy more chicken to boost my business as this will help my family in the long run."
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over 6 years ago
Risper
received a $23 third payment.
"I do not have any new goal because I have not achieved my previous goals yet, though I am still saving to achieve my goal of rearing chicken in large scale."
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over 6 years ago
Rose
received a $478 third payment.
"I used the cash from Give Directly to buy a small water tank in addition to building a chicken cage. I wanted to start rearing chicken as a small scale business."
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