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
Theresa
received a $98 initial payment.
"I'm planning to build a new iron roofed house because my current house is leaking. I'm also planning to build a pit latrine. This will free my family from rushing to nearby bushes to answer call of nature."
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over 8 years ago
Lilian
enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is through hard work my husband and I managed to save some cash from the quarry work that we do which enabled us to buy iron sheets that were used in building the house that we now stay in."
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over 8 years ago
Hosline
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been the breadwinner to my family after my mother passed on. I have worked hard to ensure they eat and attend school."
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over 8 years ago
Jane
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to build a house for our family."
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over 8 years ago
Christine
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we don't own a house. We stay in our grandmother's house as homeless. This is because we don't have a stable income to build our own house."
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over 8 years ago
Lilian
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to buy a goat. I managed to do this after saving money which I got from the quarrying site."
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over 8 years ago
Edward
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face right now is ill health, my legs hurt a lot, I cannot manage to stand for a long time and this means that I cannot perform on stage."
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over 8 years ago
John
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having started working as a fisherman and later began working as a security guard, these jobs have enabled me to educate my siblings and children."
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over 8 years ago
Juliana
enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of is educating my children to where they are now, it's a bit difficult considering our low income sources. I hope to educate them to the highest level possible."
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over 8 years ago
Pamela
received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to pay school fees for my two children in secondary school and in college. I also plan to buy oxen for ploughing my farm."
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