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.
Peter's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Peter enrolled.
"The biggest hardship which I face is my life is staying without a woman since I separated with the one I married sometimes I eat once in day because I don't like cooking ."
Elizabeth's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Elizabeth received a $475 third payment.
"We bought and repaired a second-hand engine boat which we are now using for fishing which is the main source of income for my family."
David's family
access_time over 6 years ago
David received a $253 initial payment.
"I would want buy posh mill to support my income."
Ruth's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Ruth received a $475 third payment.
"I did spend a larger amount of my transfer to settle school fees for my two children in high school that costed 35,000 KES. I spent 2500 KES on a bag of maize flour and the remaining amount was spent on household expenses and food. This was transfer has really transformed me."
Ruth's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Ruth received a $475 third payment.
"I spent my transfer on buying steel doors and windows, sand and cement which I used to improve the status of my house since it was in a very bad condition."
Esther's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Esther received a $478 third payment.
"I spent my transfer on paying school for my daughter in boarding school. I also bought cement and sand which I used in plastering my house since I wanted it to look decent. I also bought food for the family."
Jane's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Jane received a $475 third payment.
"I did use my transfer to make a boat and fishing nets. I currently earn form my boat. Its been of great support to my family as it now its our main source of income. I cannot have enough word to show how great full I am. I live in my own home and food is no longer a problem as before."
Hellen's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Hellen received a $478 third payment.
"I used the cash to buy cement and sand that I used to construct a new house for my family. I had a very tiny house that could not accommodate my family and that is why I had to build a more spacious one."
Beatrice's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Beatrice received a $475 third payment.
"I combined my third transfer to the second one and bought building materials and enlarged my house which my major problem by then."
David's family
access_time over 6 years ago
David received a $475 third payment.
"I used the cash transfer to buy new building materials such as sand, cement and new iron sheets that I used to build a new house. I decided to build a house because it was the item I needed the most."