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.
Obiero's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Obiero received a $467 third payment.
"I used my last transfer to buy a cow worth 15000 KES for milking and giving birth so that when their is an emergency I would sell and help out then I used 10000 KES to farm I leased and bought seedlings and paid the laborers I also paid fees for my two children in primary school."
Morine's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Morine received a $484 third payment.
"Having a cow has been my greatest dream but since I didn't have a stable source of income I couldn't buy it so when I received my third transfer I bought a cow to full fill this dream. I now feel so proud because I believe a cow is an investment. I also used part of the money to boost my business which is doing so well currently and it can sustain my family."
Benter's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Benter received a $463 third payment.
"I have a son who is in secondary school and his school fees was being paid by one of brother-in-law's who stopped and I feared him dropping out given that he had already been sent out of school. So when I received my third transfer, I took him back, I am glad he managed to go back to school. The remaining I spent on buying glass windows and steel door that I have since fitted. My house is so neat and presentable."
Janet's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Janet received a $466 third payment.
"Given that my spouse is a fisherman, we decided to buy fishing nets and other fishing items needed using our third transfer to give us more income. We now have our fishing items."
Joyce's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Joyce received a $463 third payment.
"I am a horticultural farmer, but I did not have bulls for ploughing, and I was forced to hire, so when I received my second transfer, I bought two bulls, and when I received my third transfer too, I added two more. I now have the bulls for ploughing my farms without having to hire. I also bought school uniforms for my children in school."
Joshua's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Joshua received a $484 third payment.
"I used my last transfer to acquire a surgery I had problems with my bladder so I used this transfer to pay for the medical bills and the remainder of the money I used to pay fees for my child who is in high school"
Neta's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Neta received a $464 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on buying 5 goats,2 dairy cow,am happy to invest mre on livestock.I also bought food,bedding and furniture with the remaining transfer."
Susan's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Susan received a $463 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on buying steel doors and glass windows that I am planning to fit in a new house that I will construct soon God willing. The remaining I spent on paying school fees for my son who had just returned home for school fees."
Milka's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Milka received a $464 third payment.
"I spent most of the last transfer to pay school fee for my daughter who is in secondary school she is now sure of completing her school, I spent the last transfer to plaster my house since l wanted to stay in nice good looking house as compared to before when l was staying in a very dusty house. The remaining balance l spent to buy cushion for me to sitting on a comfortable furniture."
Fredrick's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Fredrick received a $484 second payment.
"If I never received this transfer, I would not have managed to acquire the seats that I currently possess. Similarly, livestock farming that I had admired for decades could not have been accomplished if I never received this transfer."