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 6 years ago
Dinah
received a $454 second payment.
"My life is different in that, I bought livestock. This cows will generate for me income through the sell of milk and its products. In the past, I didn't have a source of income which made it difficult for me to afford basic needs like food."
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almost 6 years ago
Samali
received a $454 second payment.
"My life has improved in that, I bought a plot of land where I will build my new home. I plan to use the house I currently live in for keeping my calves.This will reduce losses and costs like medical due to harsh weather conditions and therefore increasing the productivity levels. During rainy seasons, they always get exposed to harsh weather which makes them sick and at times lead to death. "
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almost 6 years ago
Kibiye
received a $454 second payment.
"My is life is different in that I am very happy to have acquired land and changed the roof of my to iron sheets protecting me from strong rains. Before, I had no land to grow food crops and my house used to leak when it rains."
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almost 6 years ago
Tobisita
received a $454 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been because I am looking healthy and younger due to better feeding. Before, my appearance was that of an old woman with a wrinkled skin who is poorly fed. This money has brought me happiness."
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almost 6 years ago
Geoffrey
received a $530 second payment.
"My life is different because for one I had hoped of buying a calf but I never had enough money to purchase it, so the desire just remained to be a dream which could never materialize. Apart from that, I also managed to get a new house which I never thought I would get as soon as I did because my little amount of money cane never get me such a house."
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almost 6 years ago
Alice
received a $367 second payment.
"My life is currently different from how it was previously because I no longer have to borrow money to settle my son's school fees. I have been able to generate income from my cereal business which I started with the transfers that I received from GD."
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almost 6 years ago
Mary
received a $367 second payment.
"When I received my second transfer, the first priority was to send my mother some amount for upkeep. She had called me a couple of weeks back requesting me to send her some money claiming that it was a dry season and the farm was not doing well. My GD issued phone was stolen so I took some amount and bought a new phone. Now I can access touch Doo an app that helps me manage my finances. The remaining amount I restocked the beauty shop that I had started with the previous transfer and also bought my younger brother set books that he was needed to have in school."
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almost 6 years ago
Millicent
received a $254 second payment.
"I expect to make some savings every single month from my salary so that by the end of the year, I will have enough money to pay school fees for my kids who will be joining colleges come January next year."
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almost 6 years ago
Julius
received a $530 second payment.
"I used to live in a mud-walled house which I transformed into a semi-permanent house which in my opinion will last for several years to come. I also have a cow which I bought using the cash from GD which I could not have purchased were it not for the transfers."
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almost 6 years ago
Alice
received a $530 second payment.
"Right now, only God knows how I could have been had I not received the transfers. I now have enough water for both domestic and animal use which with the current drought, I would have had to probably sell some of my livestock at a throwaway price ore I would have used so much resources in buying water for use at home. The water that I now use is clean and well treated and I am confident that I won't get sick unlike before when we had so many cases of sickness. I also have an additional cow and two sheep to my herd and now I can feel like I am like the rest of the villagers since I can now look fter my children well."
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