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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6 years ago
Jesca
received a $453 second payment.
"I spent 120,000 ugx on a bicycle, I bought a cow and it's calf 850,000 ugx, and u cleared a debt worth 700,000 ugx."
(Country: Uganda)
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6 years ago
Teddy
received a $453 second payment.
"I bought a piece of land with all the second transfer."
(Country: Uganda)
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6 years ago
John
received a $453 second payment.
"I used all the last transfer for buying a plot of land of 2000000ugx after adding some money on top of it."
(Country: Uganda)
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6 years ago
Loy
received a $453 second payment.
"I spent 200000ugx on iron sheets, 300000ugx on bricks, 130000ugx on cement, 200000ugx on school fees and scholastic materials, 200000ugx on medical, and the rest of the money on food."
(Country: Uganda)
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6 years ago
Lorna
received a $453 second payment.
"I used most the money on constructing my house and the balance on medical and food"
(Country: Uganda)
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6 years ago
Christine
received a $4 initial payment.
"My new goal is to venture into farming with an intention of getting more produce which I can sell later on to buy more cattle."
(Country: Kenya)
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6 years ago
Julias
received a $4 initial payment.
"I have been thinking of building a house for awhile, now i am becoming sure that its going to be a reality soon with the coming of the transfers."
(Country: Kenya)
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6 years ago
Pamela
received a $4 initial payment.
"My new goal is to transform my life by stopping to offer odd jobs which are exploitative by nature, and reviving my collapsed small scale business (sugar, soap, cooking oil, vegetables) from which I used to do much better."
(Country: Kenya)
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6 years ago
Margaret
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on cementing the walls and floor of my house which were hard to smear everytime and finally fixed windows in my house. I can say that I enjoy the free flow of air in my house unlike before ."
(Country: Kenya)
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6 years ago
Nancy
received a $4 initial payment.
"My new goal currently after receiving the transfers is to join a merry go round so that the money i receive i buy a dairy cow. This will help me in milk production both for my family consumption and also for sale"
(Country: Kenya)
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