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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Brian's family
access_time 6 years ago
Brian enrolled.
"To be successful in life and also becoming one of the prominent people in Kenya by doing different things in the society for instance through my business that may end up employing most people in the society. "
Nelson's family
access_time 6 years ago
Nelson enrolled.
"I would want to be a great business man who supplies like the whole Kenya with clothes. Once I have enough resources can be able to support other young people since there are so many young people within my area who would want to be somewhere in their talents like playing football,i would want to support them."
Beryl's family
access_time 6 years ago
Beryl received a $23 seventh payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have started a small business so that I can have a source of income."
Mark's family
access_time 6 years ago
Mark received a $23 seventh payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have started up a dairy unit."
Samson's family
access_time 6 years ago
Samson enrolled.
"The biggest hardship in my life is constant lack of adequate income to take good care of my family and even pay school fees for my children ."
Joshua's family
access_time 6 years ago
Joshua enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is lack of adequate money to accomplish my education as per my wish since I am coming from a poor background,this has made me to live a very miserable life. "
Julia's family
access_time 6 years ago
Julia enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is the inability to educate my grandchildren as well as providing meals for them. I lack job hence has no earning to support them."
Jane's family
access_time 6 years ago
Jane enrolled.
"Receiving this money makes me so happy. Currently I have a son who is in form one. He is always sent home for school fee arrears. This hinders his study. I will therefore save my transfers and use it to pay for his school fees."
Susan's family
access_time 6 years ago
Susan enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to expand my fish and paultry farming business as I will buy more fingerlings."
Pascalina's family
access_time 6 years ago
Pascalina enrolled.
"Receiving this money means great change in my life as I will be able to buy salon equipment so that I may run a salon business which I was trained on and practiced before I lost my husband to long illness that saw my business collapse due to heavy hospital bill that he left behind. I will also us part of this transfer in paying fees to my daughter whom I was worried that will be sent back home due to fees arreas that I owe the school."