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.
Lilian's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Lilian received a $472 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on house construction materials in readiness for relocation to our own piece of land hopefully soon. I also bought a heifer as an investment."
Jane's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Jane received a $494 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on buying land (0.5acres) to help me put up my home since our ancestral land is too small and my husband and I have no share."
Eunice's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Eunice received a $494 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on building a kitchen since we had no kitchen and I used to cook from the outside with all the changing and inconveniencing weather conditions. I spent the balance on plastering our existing main house."
Janet's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Janet received a $23 initial payment.
"I expect my economic status to become better as months go by. I plan to use the funds to invest in livestock so as to diversify my sources of income and boost our status economically."
Janeth's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Janeth received a $23 initial payment.
"my new goal is to participate in table banking with some of my neighbors to pool money for one person every month so that one can do a reasonable project and get it complete.this will help us to have real economic improvements."
Jackton's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Jackton received a $23 initial payment.
"My new goal that I did not have before receiving the transfer is to purchasing a ploughing machine which will make work easier in the farm."
Mercy's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Mercy received a $23 initial payment.
"Since I started receiving the transfer, I have thought of starting a tea leaves buying business.I have also started improving my farming mechanism where can now use certified seeds and fertilizers."
Selphar's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Selphar received a $494 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on materials for plastering our house, though the work is did get completed since as a couple we experienced other emergencies that interfered with our plans."
Dorothy's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Dorothy received a $472 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on building a three room house for 47,000 KES since our previous house was a one room grass-thatched structure which leaked during rainy seasons."
Jemimah's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Jemimah received a $23 initial payment.
"My new goal is to purchase two dairy cows for milk production or even that I can sell the offsprings later on incase of any emergency that might occur."