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
Geophry
enrolled.
"My first plan is to spend part of the transfer to build a bigger house, because this one is smaller, and is in a bad condition. Secondly, I intend to use another part of the transfer to buy water pump to help me in irrigation of my farm, where I plan to grow vegetables like kales and tomatoes. Lastly, I plan to use the remaining amount to buy a cow that would future provide me with milk for family use."
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8 years ago
Benter
enrolled.
"Firstly, we intend to use part of the transfer to buy water pump to use in irrigation of our farm where we grow tomatoes, watermelon, cucumber, kales and other vegetables. Secondly, we plan to use another part of the transfer to build a chicken house for our local chickens. Lastly, we plan to use the remaining amount to pay school fees for our daughter in secondary school in form two, and also to pay college fees for our son, who is expected to join a polytechnic next year."
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8 years ago
Amos
enrolled.
"Firstly, I'm planning to spend part of the transfer to pay school fees for my two daughters in secondary school in forms one and two, and another who will be joining form one next year. Secondly, I plan to use another part of the transfer to repair this my house which is in a bad status. Lastly, I intend to use the remaining balance to invest in horticultural farming which I am currently doing by buying water pump and pipes for irrigation."
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8 years ago
Habari
enrolled.
"I would like to spend the transfer on spend hoticulture farming by buying farm inputs and irrigation pipes. I intend to spend the remaining part of transfer on paying school fees for my children."
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8 years ago
Charles
enrolled.
"Firstly, I intend to use part of the transfer to build a house because, this one is in a bad status and small. Lastly, I plan to use the remaining amount to invest in my horticultural farming by cultivating half an acre of land for tomatoes growing instead a quarter I am currently ploughing , and to buy water pump and pipes for irrigation so as to able to earn tangible income."
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8 years ago
Pamela
enrolled.
"Being able to educate my first born child to secondary level is my proudest achievement.l was to pay his fees through money l got through vegetable farming using irrigation."
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8 years ago
Dejakes
enrolled.
"Firstly, we intend to use part of this money to invest in farming by buying water pump to help in irrigation in the small farming. Lastly we intend to use the remaining amount to pay school fees for our children in secondary school, one in form three, another in university."
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8 years ago
Luke
received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to spend my next cash transfer to carry out horticulture,i will buy pipes to do irrigation and hybrid seed for horticulture since they are expensive and lending farmers is hectic and sometimes they are not able to led me because they also want to use them.I also want to buy 4 goats atleast to have something of my own."
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8 years ago
Mary
enrolled.
"We plan to invest our transfer on farming by paying for labour, buying seeds for planting and hiring a water pump machine for irrigation, lastly we intend to build a new house since the current one is small and Squeezed for our family. "
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8 years ago
Alice
enrolled.
"We plan to invest our transfer on rice farming by leasing a land, paying for labour and on irrigation and lastly buy two cows to raise."
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