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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6 years ago
Waiswa
received a $459 initial payment.
"I have a plot of land courtsey of GD, and am going to have my own house which I didn't have before."
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6 years ago
Melda
received a $440 second payment.
"I now have a cow, bought some household items and I'm going to have a plot of land which things I didn't have."
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6 years ago
Afuwa
received a $441 second payment.
"My life is different in that, I have bought land that I am now cultivating in. Before, I did not have enough land to cultivate crops."
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6 years ago
Sibora
enrolled.
"Receiving this money is a life transforming event.I will be having a regular source of income since I am going to spend my transfers on poultry farming and dairy farming."
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6 years ago
Robert
received a $441 second payment.
"My life is different because I was able to construct a house. I also own property that I would not have had if give directly had not chosen me. I also eat and sleep well."
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6 years ago
Mbasalaki
received a $459 initial payment.
"I and my husband were extremely happy for having got such a bigger amount of money."
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6 years ago
Esther
enrolled.
"We greatly thank God for this gift. Receiving the money means that we shall increase our herd of cows to boost our milk supply for household use and sale of surplus for additional revenue."
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6 years ago
Irine
received a $253 second payment.
"I hope in the next six months,my business will have grown and I will be having better stock than I do now,and even new products to increase the profits."
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6 years ago
Florence
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that our lives will positively change. We shall spend our transfer to invest in other income generating activities such as tailoring business."
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6 years ago
Moses
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is my inability to foot in my household's budget. I do not have a reliable source of income hence find it more difficult to fend for my family."
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