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.
Christine's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Christine received a $496 third payment.
"I used my third transfer to start a second-hand cloth business to to sustain me later on and I am glad to say that it is doing well.With the rest of the money,I boosted my chicken project that I had started using the second transfer by adding more chickens and buying chicken feeds."
Walter's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Walter received a $478 third payment.
"I boosted my third transfer with my second transfer and used it to build my house because I was staying in a thatched roofed house which was seriously leaking and the walls had started cracking.I also bought house hold items."
Amos's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Amos received a $442 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been because i have acquired what i could have in my life time, for instance cattle."
Rose's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Rose received a $446 second payment.
"My life is different than it would have been because am now self sustainable, able to afford to do what i couldn't before, like meeting some household expenses. "
Carren's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Carren received a $476 third payment.
"I used the money to buy two cows and one goat. What remained out of that cash I used to pay school fees for my child. The reason why I bought the livestock was because I knew they would eventually give birth and I would benefit by getting enough from the animals."
Judith's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Judith received a $476 third payment.
"I used the third transfer to plaster my house because my house was so dusty and it could consume a lot of my time repairing it. I'm now happy I have a decent house."
Tabither's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Tabither received a $479 third payment.
"I spent my transfer on paying for college admission for my son and I also bought cement and sand which I used to plaster my house since the floor was in very bad shape."
Gilbert's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Gilbert received a $476 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer to pay school fees for my children because I had school fees arrears. The remaining balance I used to pay workers who were helping me with farm work."
Edward's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Edward received a $476 third payment.
"I used the third transfer to buy 15 goats for rearing. Since goats give birth after every three months, I decided to invest in goats so that after some years I'll be having so many of them which I'm planning to sell to raise money for starting up a business so that I can have a stable income."
Benter's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Benter received a $476 third payment.
"I spent 11,250 KES to purchase cement to help me in plastering my house. The workers who helped me plaster the walls demanded 6,000 KES labor fees. I also paid 10,000 KES school fees for my children in high school. Besides that I used 4,000 KES to boast the stock of my kiosk to help me in increasing my profit margins per day. I spent 3,000 KES to purchase a goat for rearing, a bag of maize at 3,800 KES and the remaining amount I used for my up keep in the household."