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.
Magdaline's family
access_time 7 years ago
Magdaline received a $462 third payment.
"I spent my entire third transfer on topping up on building our 5-roomed house which is still on progress, as much as we began the work with our first transfer. GD Provided adequate funds and an opportunity to finish this Project once and for all. Our previous house has been grass-thatched due to great financial limitations."
Maurine's family
access_time 7 years ago
Maurine received a $462 third payment.
"I spent my entire third transfer on completion of our 4 roomed house which we started to work on using my second transfer. We had a very bad-looking grass thatched house, and we always needed a house as a matter of emergency yet we had no funds earlier on until GD supported us."
Carren's family
access_time 7 years ago
Carren received a $483 third payment.
"I used my third transfer pay school fees for my children and parchase a fishing boat that I hire at a fee for my daily income, I also bought food and bedding with the reaming amount."
Lilian's family
access_time 7 years ago
Lilian received a $483 third payment.
"I used my last transfer to buy a land we have been staying in the homestead of my father in law and because he has no land for the children to inherit we are required to buy our own land to build in. soon we are to move to our homestead once we finish paying up the balance of 30000 KES the total amount was 80000 KES and we have already paid the 50000 KES from the last transfer."
Margaret's family
access_time 7 years ago
Margaret received a $462 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on completion of building a 3 roomed house which we started using second transfer, and it is because we lived in one small room and bigger and better housing was always in our plans except we had no finances. before GD supported us."
Domnick's family
access_time 7 years ago
Domnick received a $483 third payment.
"I use my third transfer to build a new house since I had a small house which couldn't accommodate us well with my growing family.I also bought food for my family with the remaining amount."
Eunice's family
access_time 7 years ago
Eunice received a $462 third payment.
"The transfer came when I had bought iron sheets so when I received this last transfer i bought timber for building and the transport to ferry them home and also paid the builders and bought nails. i decided on building because I had a small house and a big family."
Mary's family
access_time 7 years ago
Mary received a $462 third payment.
"This money has helped me alot and has helped me alot now I have a cow I can call my own, I know I will be able to farm because the bull will help me in ploughing, I then bought a mattress because the one I had before was worn out and old and a blanket too to cover myself, then I also bought a cupboard to help me store my utensils."
John's family
access_time 7 years ago
John received a $465 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer buying livestock I am rearing. I also bought my children school uniforms for my children as the ones they had had worn out and grew rice too use some."
Alfred's family
access_time 7 years ago
Alfred received a $462 third payment.
"I spent 40,000 KES of my third transfer on buying plastering materials for my 4 roomed house , though the work is not quite completed.I knew that getting bulk money to plaster is more challenging, but for other expenses I can always struggle to get."