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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6 years ago
Stephine
received a $545 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that life is not that difficult like before. I do a motorbike taxi business hence I get a daily income this enables me to support my family with a lot ease ."
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6 years ago
Maryann
enrolled.
"I wake up, do my house chores and go to look for jobs to do for the day. I go back home and since i have a small child who is one year old,i need to be home early. I await for my other child to come back from school then we prepare supper, watch tv for a short period and head to bed.
I spend most of my free time with my best friend hanging out and catching up on latest stuff."
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6 years ago
Queen
received a $545 initial payment.
"The moment I received my money I was very happy because I was initially doubting since no one has ever given me such a mount of money."
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6 years ago
Rael
received a $23 eighth payment.
"In the next six months, I will have bought a goat to further grow my benefits from these transfers."
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6 years ago
Ronis
received a $525 second payment.
"My life is different from how it would have been since right now I have two cows of my own and I have a source of income. I also built a semi permanent home for us."
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6 years ago
Mary
received a $545 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am staying a peaceful life because I am eating well balanced diet unlike before when I used to go without food."
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6 years ago
Cheruiyot
received a $23 eighth payment.
"Nothing much will have changed in the next six months because my brother is still going to be in school at that time. He is going to rely on me for the next two years which still remains my goal to pay his school fees."
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6 years ago
Dorcas
received a $23 eighth payment.
"I will have made the repairs on my house in addition to getting enough food from the farms that I will be hiring. My family will have enough food that will take my family for the next year."
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6 years ago
George
received a $545 initial payment.
"The biggest difference is that I boosted my motor bicycle spare parts business hence it has inreased the number of customers I used to have before hence an inrease in my daily income."
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6 years ago
Wesley
received a $23 eighth payment.
"Over the next six months, I will be increasing my savings. I expect to save about 6000 In my merry go round group.I will use this to buya cow."
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