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.
Elsa's family
access_time 7 years ago
Elsa received a $464 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on plastering my 2 room house for 30,000 KES to make our walls more durable and thus save me from frequent smearing that has been the order of the day before GD supported me. I then topped up the enrollment fee for our child who was joining the University for an Education for Sciences Course, we did a fundraising for the rest of the money"
Beatrice's family
access_time 7 years ago
Beatrice received a $484 third payment.
"I am a farmer but I so not have my own land,so,when I received my third transfer I on leasing a four acre piece of land where I do subsistence farming. I also bought my daughter clothes as the ones she had had worn out."
Jenifer's family
access_time 7 years ago
Jenifer received a $464 third payment.
"My son is not well employed and he does not have any source of income,so when I received my third transfer,I bought him some building materials that he used to build a nice house. I also paid school fees for my granddaughter who is in secondary school and food for my family consumption."
Magret's family
access_time 7 years ago
Magret received a $467 third payment.
"I had constructed a house using my second transfer but I had not cemented it,so,when I received my third transfer,I bought cement and sand that I used to plaster the house. I no longer have to smear with cowdung."
Moses's family
access_time 7 years ago
Moses received a $456 second payment.
"My life is diffirent than it would have been if i never got money, i worry no more. I had mortgaged my land for three years and had no money for paying off the mortgage but with the money i received i was able to get it back. This money has also brought peace to my family, i nolonger quarrel with my wife because am able to provide for her what she wants."
Margret's family
access_time 7 years ago
Margret received a $456 second payment.
"If I had not recieved the transfer , my family livelihood would not be improved the way it is now that I got the transfer. "
Grace's family
access_time 7 years ago
Grace received a $464 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on building materials which I have to build a new house since my house was almost falling down, I paid laborers who built my house. The remaining amount, I spent to pay both college and school fees for my children to enable them sit for their exams in order for them to have a brighter future and also bought food for my family."
Davidson's family
access_time 7 years ago
Davidson received a $464 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on a cow to provide my family with milk and also I will be able to sell the calves when in need of money, I bought household utensils and clothes for my children because I lacked all this. The remaining amount, I spent on three sacks of maize for consumption and also bought two sheep which I can always sell to meet my financial needs"
Sophia's family
access_time 7 years ago
Sophia received a $467 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on clay soil which I have used to complete my house which I had build with my second transfer, I bought steel door and windows which I have already fixed on my house. The remaining amount, i spent to pay school fees for my child who was joining high school because at this particular moment, her father was not in any employment. I thank GD for the transfer."
Reuben's family
access_time 7 years ago
Reuben received a $464 third payment.
"I spent my entire third transfer to purchase a second hand motorcycle to ease my movement since am a freelance photographer."