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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almost 9 years ago
Kenneth
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked at a sand quarry and after a while I managed to save enough money which I used to buy a few livestock comprising of goats and sheep."
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almost 9 years ago
Moses
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is always being able predict when the rains will fall, this often means that I harvest earlier and get the best price for my produce."
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almost 9 years ago
Judith
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having bought a goat. I managed to save some money with a women's self help group and eventually bought the goat in fact it has already given birth to a kid."
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almost 9 years ago
Millicent
received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to pay school fees for my children in secondary and polytechnique, and begin the construction of the iron roofed house."
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almost 9 years ago
Mary
received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to buy ironsheet, timber and nails, and build an iron roofed house. I also plan to buy some household items"
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almost 9 years ago
Silpa
received a $99 initial payment.
"We plan to expand our house, pay school fees, buy seats and cattle for keeping."
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almost 9 years ago
Hellen
received a $99 initial payment.
"l plan to plaster my house . l also plan to pay school fee."
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almost 9 years ago
Carroline
received a $99 initial payment.
"Iplan to buy more ironsheet, timber and nails and build an iron roofed house."
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almost 9 years ago
Goreti
received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to buy building materials: ironsheet, timber and nails, and build an iron roofed house."
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almost 9 years ago
Phoebe
enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is that I managed to save some cash from my small business of baking bread which enabled me to buy a cow and a goat which we now own."
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