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.
Stages:
 
Enrollment
attach_money
 
Transfers
check
Completed
Newsfeed > Jack's Profile
Jack's family
Jack
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
28
homeHousehold Size:
7
workCampaign
Standard Kenya
Upcoming Stage
Next Payment
check
 
Follow to be updated on Jack's next check-in.
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
attach_money
 
What did you spend your second transfer on?
We bought two bull cows at 42000 KES and bought iron sheets for 5200 KES.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
We are happy to have bought bull cows for ox-ploughing.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
attach_money
 
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used my token payment to buy a mattress (3500), clothes and shoes for my children (3300), paid school fee (1200) and boosted my wife's saloon business (2000).
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to build a new house and to buy a cow with my upcoming lump-sum payment.
 
Enrolled
access_time almost 8 years ago
 
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We plan to spend the transfer to start a salon. My wife is a salonist. We also plan to spend the transfer to pay school fees for our children in school. We also plan to spend the transfer to buy two bulls and oxen plough which we will use to plough our farms in good time.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Our proudest achievement is that we have worked very hard and have been able to buy four goats which we keep in our compound. We hope to sell them later to pay school fees for our children.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we don't have a stable source of income to pay school fees for our children.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I manage to get dinner for my family. I always feel proud because it is responsibility to provide food for them.