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
Alice
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend it on buying 3 cows, extend my house and plaster it."
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over 8 years ago
Hellen
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to build a new house with my upcoming lump-sum payment."
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over 8 years ago
Sarah
received a $497 second payment.
"Upto now I would say the biggest difference in my life is that I own some sheep that has enabled me to get manure for my farm ."
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over 8 years ago
Catherine
received a $497 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that l have land of my own."
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over 8 years ago
Pamela
received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to buy ironsheet, timber and nails, and build an iron roofed house for myself. I also plan to buy a cow."
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over 8 years ago
Anjilina
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to build an iron-roofed house and buy some cows using the whole of my upcoming lumpsum payment."
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over 8 years ago
Naomi
received a $497 second payment.
"l had a big fees problem land GD helped me so much to clear it"
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over 8 years ago
Evelyne
received a $99 initial payment.
"I will build an iron-roofed house and buy some oxen using my upcoming lumpsum payment."
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over 8 years ago
Florence
received a $497 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have a strong house now and very neat."
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over 8 years ago
Emilly
received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to rent a piece of land for cultivation, buy cement and cement the floor and walls of my house to finish it. I also plan to buy a young bull for keeping."
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