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.
Maurine's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Maurine received a $23 second payment.
"I am able to feed my family well and we eat balanced diet."
Consoleta's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Consoleta received a $500 third payment.
"I used the cash to build a new house. I bought new iron sheets, timber and cement. I initially lived in a house that was in a bad shape but I moved to this new house. In as much as I did not finish this house as I expected, I am happy that I live in a much better house."
Alice's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Alice received a $27 initial payment.
"Currently I do not have any new goal."
Kevin's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Kevin received a $639 second payment.
"My life is currently different than it could have been if I never received the transfer, in that I am now free to go to visit my wife's parents freely because they talk positively about me, unlike before, they were talking badly about me. I also established chicken business that gives me sustainable income hence I can support my family."
Hellen's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Hellen received a $482 third payment.
"I spent most of my third transfer on buying an oxen and dairy one and also two goats which I can sell late on and use the money to pay school fees for my children. I also bought seats because I had one hence I could sit on jerrycans when I had more than one visitor and the rest went on food that we ate as a family."
Roseline's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Roseline received a $479 third payment.
"I spent the third transfer I received to buy livestock and farm tools for farming purposes to earn my family income. I also bought solar panel for lighting my home,paid school fees for primary kids, bought housewares and used the rest as transport money to ferry home what I bought."
Rispa's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Rispa received a $23 second payment.
"Apart from what I had in mind earlier, I would want to buy solar system to help reduce my daily expenses."
Eunice's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Eunice received a $482 third payment.
"I spent my last transfer to buy building materials to renovate my house as I used to have a mud house which was hard to maintain and the rest I used to pay contractors who renovated my house."
Grace's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Grace received a $479 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer to buy a cow worth 18000 KES because I know it will give birth and I can sell its siblings to get money to pay school fees for my children. I also bought house holds items and clothes for my children because they had no presentable ones."
Dorice's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Dorice received a $23 third payment.
"I want to train for hairdressing so that I am able to alternate with tailoring to boost my income."