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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4 years ago
Agness
received a $356 initial payment.
"I was very happy. I had already planned what I wanted to do with the money. So. I was very happy to see the alert in my phone"
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4 years ago
Emmanuel
enrolled.
"My ambition has always to start a business and receiving this money mean steady source of income. Recently we separated with my wife since I was unable to pay dowry of 5 cows. I am motorcycle taxi operator earning an average income of Ksh 300 a day and I have been struggling to make ends meet. The job itself is tiresome and I am planning to use Ksh 20,000 of my transfer to start salon business. Running both salon and motorcycle business will boost my household since I will be able to meet most of my needs and save enough to pay the dowry."
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4 years ago
Lindiwe
received a $356 initial payment.
"I was very happy, I have always wanted to live in a house with iron sheets, when I received the transfer, I knew this was a dream coming true. I was very happy"
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4 years ago
Ngenoh
enrolled.
"I am a young adult who strives to enrich himself through dairy farming. As such, receiving this money means that my dream shall materialize. On attaining a certain level of wealth, I will marry. Currently, I find it difficult to marry since I may not afford to provide for my family. Besides, I am residing in a relatively large piece of land that my father purchased some years back. Also, I have sufficient grasses and nappier grass that I will use as animal feeds. So, the project will probably succeed."
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4 years ago
Dyna
received a $356 initial payment.
"" I am very grateful because I can now eat properly meals a day because of the money I received"
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4 years ago
Adin
received a $356 initial payment.
"I felt very happy because I knew my life will never be the same again with the transfer"
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4 years ago
Gladys
enrolled.
"Since I am a single parent to my children, receiving this money means that my two children who are currently at the university shall have ample time to pursue their studies. I have been operating a food kiosk in a nearby center to raise school fees. Unfortunately, I usually realize insufficient profits because it is a relatively small business. Hence, I will utilize the transfer on expanding my shop to attract higher profits."
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4 years ago
Laisa
received a $356 initial payment.
"" I see a very different life ever since I got the transfer, I now eat 3 meals a day"
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4 years ago
Hajila
received a $356 initial payment.
"" I have managed to buy 25 iron sheets, 3 bags of fertilizers with the transfer received from Give directly"
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4 years ago
Violet
received a $356 initial payment.
"I was very happy to have received the transfer. I am a primary school teacher but I have never received such a huge amount of money before. I am very grateful"
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