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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Tabitha's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Tabitha received a $23 eleventh payment.
"I expect in the next six months my life shall have changed since I would have harvested enough to feed my family and with this, it will warrant a happy and healthy life for us."
Cherotich's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Cherotich received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change drastically in the next six months since I will be having relatively sufficient milk for consumption and sale. Moreover, I will be enjoying more prestige from the cow itself since owning a cow is a great achievement in my community. Eventually, I will acquire substantial funds to finance my college studies because I am intending to further my studies. Thus, I look forward to a brighter future."
Pamela's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Pamela received a $23 eleventh payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I shall have saved money and invest in buying a goat and after its reproduction in future I will sell some and use the profits to buy a dairy cow since, with the dairy cow, I believe I will earn an extra income through the sales of milk to cater to my family's needs."
Jael's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Jael received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have built and moved into my new house. I currently have an old house that I fear might one day crumble down on us. It has cracked walls and a very old roof which leaks during rainy days. I have started saving towards the plan of building a new house. This will boost my self-esteem and would be able to welcome my visitors without any worries."
David's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
David enrolled.
"This transfers I shall use for buying land to cultivate crops."
Serida's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Serida enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to build an iron roofed house. "
Jesca's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Jesca enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of land for cultivation. "
Astalko's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Astalko enrolled.
"Receiving this money means, I shall be able to use for buying motorcycle. This motorcycle I shall be ridding carrying my passengers as aboda to raise money for the family upkeep."
David's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
David enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is lack of money for buying land to farm. "
Stephen's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Stephen received a $450 second payment.
"My life has improved because I'm building another permanent house which will be for my children. Before, I had a permanent house but it was not specious enough for us. In addition, I acquired an acre of land which I'm planning to use for Agriculture. Previous, I used to just rent land."