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We’re committed to transparency and use our survey technology to collect and share real-time updates and stories in this live newsfeed.

Browse the real, unedited profiles of the recipients we serve, learn about their aspirations, and follow them to stay updated as their lives move forward.

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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. Learn more about how recipients opt in to share their stories.

almost 9 years ago

Mary received a $98 initial payment.

"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on building an iron roofed house.i also want to buy a cow and chairs."

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almost 9 years ago

Sheila received a $98 initial payment.

"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on plastering my house.I also want to lease a land and plough it."

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almost 9 years ago

Yucabeth received a $98 initial payment.

"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on paying my dowry.I also want to buy a cow."

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almost 9 years ago

Lorna received a $98 initial payment.

"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on building a bricked iron roofed house."

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almost 9 years ago

Rose received a $98 initial payment.

"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on starting a shop business."

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almost 9 years ago

Elishabeth enrolled.

"My biggest hardship is that I don't have a proper source of income hence raising school fees has been a very big challenge for me especially when my children are sent home."

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almost 9 years ago

Ester enrolled.

"The achievement I am proudest of is that I managed to build a metal roof house with my own savings and that I nolonger live in a rental house."

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almost 9 years ago

Ziporah enrolled.

"My sickness has been my biggest hardship because I have not been able to raise money to seek treatment for my ulcers since I don't have a source of income."

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almost 9 years ago

Joseph enrolled.

"My biggest hardship has been to access food because the market is some few kilometers away and I also don't have that money to buy food."

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almost 9 years ago

"My proudest achievement is that I have built an iron roof house through hard work because my husband died nine years ago and left me in grass thatched house."

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