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 5 years ago
Alice
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I will be able to get some money from table banking and I will use it to buy two sheep. This is because currently, I am depending only on the money I get from table banking to pay the school fees. I will be able to sell these sheep in future and pay school fees for my son. Maize in my farm will be ready for harvest after this period and my family will have enough food and I will sell the surplus to pay school fees."
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over 5 years ago
Susan
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of oxen that would therwise support my farming activity. "
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over 5 years ago
Julius
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I am planning to start a new business where I sell shoes so as to earn more income.This is because currently I only depend on the Give Directly cash transfers to pay school fees for my children. Starting a new business will therefore bring in more income to my family hence I will be able to pay school fees and also cater for family needs such as food."
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over 5 years ago
Dan
enrolled.
"When I receive this money, I will buy some agricultural land and some cows."
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over 5 years ago
Esther
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i faced in my life is lack of money to buy household items and some basic needs."
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over 5 years ago
Christine
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to build an iron roofed house. "
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over 5 years ago
Esther
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means to buy land and build iron-roofed house for my family. "
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over 5 years ago
Mary
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is lack of enough land to distribute to my children ,since the space available is to small."
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over 5 years ago
Alice
enrolled.
"My plan is to buy land and cows to rear with the money."
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over 5 years ago
Eliud
received a $532 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfers because I spent the transfers on building a spacious two-roomed house. In the past, I was living in a small grass thatched house that was very old thus I was always ashamed whenever I had visitors. Moreover, I have bought a blanket and other beddings3 unlike before when I was only using tattered clothes to cover myself at night. Lastly, I have acquired a new set of chairs and a new table through the transfers and my house is well furnished as compared to the past when I could only eat on the floor while sitting on the log that I had fixed in my small house."
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