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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almost 6 years ago
Peter
received a $50 fourth payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I went back to complete college, after I dropped out years ago due to school fees. I no longer have to sit idle in my neighborhood waiting for casual jobs. I can also support myself now without borrowing debts and loans to survive."
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almost 6 years ago
Onyango
received a $368 second payment.
"My life is currently different in that my parents can now support themselves with the business that I assisted them to start. They no longer have to wait for my support from the unpredictable casual jobs that I used to depend on, they now have a restaurant which earns them an income."
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almost 6 years ago
Damaris
enrolled.
"Being a young lady, I believe that I have a role to play in terms of providing a descent life for my family. However, this responsibility is left solely to my husband who earns less than 500 shillings a day from his casual job. I struggle so much providing for my family since the money that I get from my spouse is too little to even meet a quarter of our needs. It is quite pressing but sometimes I even feel embarrassed asking for more money from him."
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almost 6 years ago
Betty
received a $471 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now live a comfortable life because I have completed renovating my permanent house and we are now staying in it."
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almost 6 years ago
Ivan
received a $471 initial payment.
"The moment I received my cash transfer, I celebrated with a lot of joy and jubilation because I completed payment of a plot of land that I had I acquired to settle in."
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almost 6 years ago
Jackson
received a $50 fourth payment.
"I spend my most recent transfer to pay my school fees. I have been depending on my sister to pay my school fees and at times she struggles a lot since she also pay school fees for my younger siblings. I decided to pay part of my school fees using my transfer since she was not able to raise all the money as my younger sister was joining form four and she was suppose to pay all her school fees."
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almost 6 years ago
Joan
received a $471 initial payment.
"Receiving my first cash transfer came with a lot of joy because, I had never thought that I could go back to school. The money has indeed helped me to acquire tuition, school requirements and take care of my child while I am at school."
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almost 6 years ago
Rose
received a $46 fourth payment.
"To be able to pay my school fees with much ease, I am planning to venture into farming to raise money for my school fees. This way I will be more independent giving me humble time to study."
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almost 6 years ago
Leonard
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months I expect to furnish my house with more furniture. I am also planning to buy a sheep that I will rear to ultiply and In future I can sell them to earn some income or even in case of an emergency"
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almost 6 years ago
Daniel
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of money to take care of my household needs for example I would want to buy oxen to support my cultivation activity but I am incapacitated."
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