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.
Agnes's family
access_time 7 years ago
Agnes received a $473 initial payment.
"That moment i recieved my money, i felt so happy and kept checking the phone that night to ensure it was real."
Anne's family
access_time 7 years ago
Anne received a $482 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on smearing my house with mud to improved its appearance for 10,000 KES, and spent 40,000 KES on treating my orphaned nephew who has been under my care since infancy, but who passed away anyway."
Topista's family
access_time 7 years ago
Topista received a $473 initial payment.
"My life was bad and unbearable before but after I received the cash transfer my daily life for a new transformation. I am now happier and comfortable in my home."
Caroline's family
access_time 7 years ago
Caroline received a $482 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on plastering parts of our house for 25,000 KES to improve its appearance, the same house was renovated using second transfer since it was in bad shape. I also payed for treatment of my mother in law for 25,000 KES, who is still not quite well."
Mary's family
access_time 7 years ago
Mary received a $482 second payment.
"I am happier now since I have my own cow that I will milk soon and am less stressed nowadays."
Millicent's family
access_time 7 years ago
Millicent received a $465 third payment.
"I used to stay in an eight iron roofed house,you can imagine how squeezed it was. So immediately I received my second transfer,I spent most of it on buying building materials that I used to build a new house. I now stay in a thirty iron roofed house, The remaining amount I spent on food for my family consumes."
Rosemary's family
access_time 7 years ago
Rosemary received a $463 third payment.
"When I received my third transfer, I resumed the construction of my main house which had halted when I ran out of money. The one I live in has a lot of cracks and we are really afraid that it may colapse on us any time."
Pamela's family
access_time 7 years ago
Pamela received a $465 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on paying school fees for my children in secondary school. The remaining I spent on buying food for my family consumes."
Eunice's family
access_time 7 years ago
Eunice received a $462 third payment.
"I felt so lonely after my husband passed on so when I received my third transfer I bought a television set to keep me entertain and help me forget about the sad memories of his departure. The remaining I spent on buying furniture and sheep for rearing."
Janet's family
access_time 7 years ago
Janet received a $462 third payment.
"I spent part of my third transfer on buying furniture as I only had one and any time I hosted visitors, I had to ask more from my neighbors to accommodate them. I also bought a cow for milk production purposes to avoid buying from the neighbours and save the money. The remaining I spent on buying utensils for my kitchen."