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
Caroline
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to pay school fees for my children 2000 KES put up an iron sheet roof 15000 KES also build a kitchen 15000 KES."
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over 8 years ago
Peter
received a $494 second payment.
"Give Directly do their cash transfer secretly and there are no strings attached thus able to plan for yourself, unlike other NGos where they do their activities putting people together that cause wrangles most of the time"
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over 8 years ago
Nereah
received a $99 initial payment.
"I want to build my house and finally buy a cow "
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over 8 years ago
Mary
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship has been on paying school fees for our child in secondary school. The vegetables farming which we rely on takes time before it can be sold for profit.During this time our child is always sent back home due to fees arrears."
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over 8 years ago
Benta
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I'm facing currently is on paying school fees for my children in secondary school.I rely on farming to make ends meet but farming in itself is seasonal and not able to sustain the family needs throughout the year."
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over 8 years ago
Peter
enrolled.
"The achievement I'm proudest of is having saved money from vegetables farming and used the money to pay school fees for my child who is currently in form two and doing very well."
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over 8 years ago
Alice
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we're facing currently is on making ends meet since we have a very small piece of land to cultivate,this means we can only grow few plants which translates into a small harvest."
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over 8 years ago
Thomas
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I'm facing currently is on making ends meet since I have no other sources of income and at the same time, the land I have is very small to allow for large scale farming. The produce I get is just to keep the family going but not sustainable."
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over 8 years ago
Rose
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having been able to raise my children single handedly to the level they are now. My husband died many years ago leaving us with nothing to fall back on. "
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over 8 years ago
Alice
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I'm going through is on making ends meet since other than farming which I do on very small scale, I do not have any other sources of income. "
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