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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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over 6 years ago
Grace
received a $477 third payment.
"When I received the third transfer,I had just given birth to twins and was still in the hospital,so I used the money to clear my hospital bill and bought a few personal items for the babies."
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over 6 years ago
Wycklife
received a $480 third payment.
"I used the cash to buy two cows worth fifteen thousand shillings each. I hired a farm and a tractor that I used to cultivate the land. I expect to have a bumper harvest at the end of the season, something that makes me so happy. The rest of the money I used to buy food for my family.
My family will have enough food once I harvest the bumper maize production."
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over 6 years ago
Jane
received a $636 second payment.
"If I had never received the transfers from GD,I would not have bought the items that I bought such as sofa sets and other household items.My house is now more comfortable and more lovely,all thanks to GD transfers."
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over 6 years ago
Pamela
received a $477 third payment.
"I bought a cow using the money, apart from using it to cultivate my land that I hired from a friend. I also built a house for my child who did not have one by then. My child used to sleep at a relatives place but now he sleeps in his own house."
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over 6 years ago
Rose
received a $477 third payment.
"I did spend my transfer to settle school fees for my daughter who was then in high school. I paid a total of 27,000 KES. I bought a goat at 3,000 KES and 4,000 KES to purchase a new high density mattress. The remaining amount was spent on house up keep. Since the receipt of the transfers my life has been more sustainable unlike before."
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over 6 years ago
Rosa
received a $657 second payment.
"Currently I am staying in a spacious house and I am not being rained on unlike before when I was staying in a small house that was leaking. I can now feed my family well since I started a business that gives me small income daily hence I can support my family."
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over 6 years ago
Caroline
received a $477 third payment.
"I did spend my transfer to help me in house constructions. I spent 16,600 KES to purchase iron sheets for roofing, 8,000 KES to buy timber to help in roofing. I bought sand that costed me 7,000 KES this was to help in plastering the walls of my house. I bought a wooden door at 2500 KES, nails both roofing and normal nails at 1,000 KES and paid off the workers 4,000 KES. The remaining amount I did use for up keep in my household. GD has helped me put up a descent house and I will forever be great full."
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over 6 years ago
Mornica
received a $477 third payment.
"I used the third transfer to buy a motorcycle so that it can earn income. My husband was a fisherman, but he was making less profit, so we thought it was a good idea if he shifts to motorcycle taxi which is doing better. I'm now happy we are doing good because the motorcycle taxi business has picked."
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over 6 years ago
Jane
received a $477 third payment.
"I did spend my last transfer to help build for my sons their houses. I assisted each of them with iron sheets for the roofing. This costed me 20,000 KES. I also bought for myself a wardrobe that was worth 8,000 KES. a mattress and cushions for my sofa set that totaled up to 9,000 KES. The remaining amount was spent on household expenses. This also helped me in stocking food for my household members."
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over 6 years ago
John
received a $477 third payment.
"I used my third transfer to buy building materials such as nails,poles, and roofing nails that I used in building a new house in my own compound as tradition demands."
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