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.
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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
49000 KES ($475 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I used my last transfer to buy a goat worth 3500 KES to rear then bought maize for home consumption, iron sheet and nails for building, paid fees for my two kids and the rest used for small things in the house.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on seats(8,000 KES),a metal door which I already used to replace my old wooden one (6,800 KES), one and a half bags of dry corn (5,200 KES), and also school fee and uniform for my children
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that my general standard of living has been improved by GD money.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent most of my first transfer to buy a high density mattress because the one I had was old and worn out. I bought twenty tins of maize for my family's consumption and a radio in order for me to be updated with the current news.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received the money, I was very happy because I was going to get what I lacked and had longed for. Thank you GD.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is lack of finances so that it is hard to put food on the table for my large family. My children are often sent back home from school because i can not afford to pay their school fees in good time.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the evening is when I am happiest after I have struggled in the course of the day and managed to buy food for my family.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money will mean a change of lifestyle especially for me because I will start a business and that means no more weeding for my fellow women sometimes in exchange for a tin of maize. I will also plaster my house and for the first time own a sofa set. This money will change my life a lot.
