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.
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over 6 years ago
Maria
enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is harvesting six bags of maize and two bags of beans from my one acre piece of land last season. I did this despite being sickly that season."
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over 6 years ago
Linah
enrolled.
"Engaging in business farming is an achievement am proudest of in my life. This is where I get upkeep for my family. Besides, I do sell beans and maize to schools and this has enabled my children to get school fee. I have 5 kids,two of them are in secondary school while the rest are in primary."
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over 6 years ago
Dorine
received a $480 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on paying school fees for my daughter in high school who had stayed at home for two weeks due to fee arrears. I am glad that she was able to go back to school. I also finished building my house which I had started with the first transfer and boosted my business to get more profits that I can set aside as savings for school fees."
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over 6 years ago
Victorine
enrolled.
"There was a time I felt sick and was admitted to Tenwek mission hospital for a long time, my children didn't have anyone to take care of them. This is the biggest hardship in my life"
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over 6 years ago
Jane
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship in my life is when I lost my daughter who was murdered by unknown people in town, she used to help me in my business and at home. To date I still feel the lost"
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over 6 years ago
Nelson
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship in my life is when I dropped out of school in class 8 due to lack of school fees, I had to look for casual work in my village. Sometimes I had to sleep without food "
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over 6 years ago
Kipyegon
enrolled.
"The achievement I'm proudest of is running for youths leader position in our county, though I didn't win I'm always happy having tried"
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over 6 years ago
Julias
received a $480 third payment.
"The cash I received from GD I used on finishing the house that I had started building. In addition to that, I used part of the cash to pay school fees for my children and my nephews."
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over 6 years ago
Elijah
received a $480 third payment.
"I spent my last transfer to buy building materials(Nails,cement,timber and iron sheets) to build a new house as I had a thatched house which often leaked when it rained."
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over 6 years ago
Lilian
received a $501 third payment.
"I used the transfer to buy a new set of chairs, seven seater commonly known as butterfly. I also used part of the cash to buy a new TV screen."
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