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.
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Everlyne's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Everlyne enrolled.
"My proudest achievement was switching from a leaking grass thatched house to a metal roofed house and I am happy that I'm not being rained on anymore and that this house will protect me from all odds."
Alice's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Alice enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to build a house for my family. The first house which I used to live in was swept away with floods. I managed to do this through the little money that I got from farming."
Violet's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Violet enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have been able to build iron roofed house. We used to stay in a leaking grass thatched house. We saved money for several months and bought iron sheets and other building materials which we used to build our house."
Monica's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Monica enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have managed to save the little money that I get and started a small retail shop which I hope to expand in future."
Pamela's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Pamela enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is lack of a stable source of income. We are just peasant farmers and the little harvest we get is turned into cash and used to pay school fees. This therefore leaves us without enough to eat."
Margaret's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Margaret enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is that I am taking my grandchildren to school which will help them in the future."
Kepher's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Kepher enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is that when I used to work in Kenya Shell company,I managed to apply for a pump and opened a koresene shop in Nakuru but unfortunately 2007 skirmishes made me to move back to my ancestral home."
Mary's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is that through farming,I am able to take care of my family as I have managed to pay for their school fees using cash from the farm."
Tabitha's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Tabitha enrolled.
"The bigget hardship that I face in my life is that we don't have a bull and a ploughing machine hence at times we are forced to work for other people so that we can be given a ploughing machine and this is expensive on our side."
Beatrice's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Beatrice enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is that we have been able to maintain our farm even though it is small thereby enabling us to support our family."