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.
Lilian's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Lilian received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought 3 goats for keeping."
Redemta's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Redemta received a $99 initial payment.
"goat @3,500KES, 2,300KES school uniform and shoes for my children, bed sheets @800KES, and 900KES on buying utensils."
Japheth's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Japheth received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought a goat for 3,300 KES, paid school fees for 3,000 KES and started a rice selling business with 3,800 KES. (Had some money in M-pesa)"
Salina's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Salina enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer to buy at least one cow and some goats, so as to improve my asset base. I am also planning to spend part of my transfer to pay school fees for my child who is completing primary school this year and going to join secondary school next year. "
Peter's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Peter received a $493 second payment.
"I built a semi-permanent house of 30 iron sheets with 45000 KES of my first lumpsum transfer, I spent 2800 KES on a goat and the remaining 2200 KES on food."
Kevin's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Kevin received a $99 initial payment.
"6,000KES on buying 2 goats for keeping, and spent the rest on food."
Elsa's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Elsa received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought two goats and a sheep for 8800 KES and bought maize with 1100"
Joseph's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Joseph received a $493 second payment.
"I dug and built a permanent latrine of 20 ft and 13 iron sheets at a total cost of 12350 KES , I spent 13500 KES on 4 sheep and a goat, 4000 KES on a solar panel, we sent 20150 KES to my in-laws to buy 20 iron sheets and build a house."
Harrison's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Harrison received a $493 second payment.
"I bought clay soil 6,000 KES, one still door at 8,000 KES, two still windows at 4,000 KES, paid 5,000 KES labour charge, gave 10,000 KES pocket money to my son in the university, bought two goats at 4,000 KES, vegetable seeds and farming 12,000 KES then used the rest on food for the house."
Maculate's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Maculate received a $493 second payment.
"I bought 15 bags of cement at 10,500 KES, 20 iron sheets at 14,000 KES, wall poles at 2,000 KES, roofing poles at 4,000 KES, one still door 6,000 KES, paid 2,000 KES labour charge, three goats at 10,500 KES then used the rest on little house items."
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