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
Noah
received a $46 fourth payment.
"I dream of starting a business of buying chicks and rearing them up to such a time when they will be mature and ready for sell. The reason I want to start this business is to be financially stable in the unforeseeable future. I plan to join the university next year, so in case the money I will have accumulated by that time will not be enough, I will be able to rely on the chicken business where I will sell them out and make some little cash."
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almost 6 years ago
Alfred
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"My life will have changed in the six months because I will be in a good training camp in a high altitude area. This place is famed for bringing forth very good legendary Kenyan athletes who have broken world records. I will be happy to train alongside the champions. I also expect to take part in competitions and even win some medals in the next six months."
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almost 6 years ago
Dorcas
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have learnt how to tailor nice dresses. This will give me the confidence to start my own tailoring shop from which I will be able to earn more income. I will, therefore, be self-dependent and embark on supporting my children to acquire the highest level of education they will aspire to attain."
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almost 6 years ago
Lilian
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I want to start a small business within the village where I will be buying food items and re-selling to my customers. I think the best option for me is to start a small shop business that will be generating some little profit overtime. The profit will then be used to buy domestic livestock such as a goats, sheep or cows depending on the amount of profits generated. Keeping these animals always act as a source of financial security because if I run out of cash then I can easily sell them and make some cash."
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almost 6 years ago
Patrick
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, my life shall have changed for the better. My corn will be sprouting and doing well. This will give me some peace. This will give me surety that I will have some good harvest at the end of it all. This is why I am competing time to ensure that I plough on time at least so that I am not left behind."
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almost 6 years ago
Moses
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have started a profitable business. I am thinking of opening a retail shop since we are far from the town centers. I believe it is a good business that will earn me enough money to boost my wages which I normally get from the manual jobs. When this dream actualizes I will be able to take care of my pressing needs easily."
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almost 6 years ago
Alphine
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months I expect to have two dairy cows which can produce enough milk for both family consumption and sale of the surplus to help raise higher income for the family. The milk produced shall be sold to the milk buying companies where we can get monthly income from it. The monthly income shall assist us a lot in implementing other income generating projects that will help us run the family well."
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almost 6 years ago
Syprose
received a $23 eleventh payment.
"I want to increase my tomatoes business hence increase in my daily income, I will be able to pay school fees for my children with a lot of ease, I will also ate well"
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almost 6 years ago
Alice
received a $23 eleventh payment.
"Hopefully, I would have built my new house through the saving from the small income that I am currently saving."
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almost 6 years ago
Phillister
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have built a new house which will keep me warm and safe from adverse weather condition. Currently, I am living in an old, weak and leaky house. Whenever it rains heavily, my household and I are always forced to stay awake until the rain subsides. Consequently, we do suffer from pneumonia during the rainy season as a result of the poor condition of my house"
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