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 8 years ago
Mica
enrolled.
"I am planning to buy a water tank that will tap rain water for drinking and cooking since water scarcity in a big issue here.I will also buy sand and cement so that I can finish plastering my house."
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over 8 years ago
Ruth
enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is how to get fresh drinking water because water scarcity is a very big issue in this area since the main source of water is very far away from the village and buying water daily from the vendors is also expensive."
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over 8 years ago
Ivone
enrolled.
"I plan to buy a water tank, pay school fees and to renovate my house."
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over 8 years ago
Irene
enrolled.
"We plan to build a home, buy household items that we lack that is, sofa sets, beddings, and water storage containers. We also plan to buy livestock mainly cattle and sheep."
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over 8 years ago
Beatrice
enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is that I cannot access clean drinking water because water scarcity is a very big issue in this area since the main source of water is very far away."
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over 8 years ago
Charles
enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on buying a water tank of 60,000 litres that can be used for water harvesting, I will buy furniture for my house including chairs and a bed. I will spend part of the transfer on paying school fees for my children who are going to school and I will buy them also some clothes. The remaining amount I will spend on buying food that we eat and some of it we will use it in boosting my son's business of selling chicken."
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over 8 years ago
Kenneth
enrolled.
"I am planning to lease a piece of land where I can grow tomatoes, onions and kales,I will also buy a diesel water pump which I will use to irrigate my farm. Any remaining cash will be used to pay college fees for a course in electrical installation which I am currently undertaking."
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over 8 years ago
Phoebe
enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on buying household items that I lack like a bed, a mattress and water tank for harvesting water using the first transfer. The second transfer I will spend on starting a business of shopkeeping and the final transfer I will spend on buying twenty eight iron sheets that we will use in building our house."
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over 8 years ago
Mourine
received a $98 initial payment.
"l spent the transfer to buy seats . l also bought water containers, l also bought food for the family."
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over 8 years ago
Henry
enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on buying iron sheets,timber,nails and a steel door because I plan to build a bigger house than this one.I will also buy watermelon seeds and insecticides because I'm planning to start practicing large scale farming that will boost my income in future."
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