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.
Reuben's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Reuben received a $493 second payment.
"I admitted my daughter to secondary school at a cost of 25,000 KES. I bought building materials. I also spent on farming." (Country: Kenya)
Rispa's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rispa received a $493 second payment.
"I spent on cementing my house. I also fixed two doors to the house." (Country: Kenya)
Alice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Alice received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my first lumpsum transfer on buying building materials (iron sheets,timber,nails and doors).I also cemented my toilet and still have 10,000 KES." (Country: Kenya)
Odumbe's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Odumbe received a $493 second payment.
"I spent on building my son a house at 17,000 KES. Moreover, I bought two cows at 33,000 KES." (Country: Kenya)
Pamela's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Pamela received a $493 second payment.
"I spent on construction of a kitchen and a latrine. I paid 10,000 KES school fees for my son. I injected 20,000 KES into a shop business. I also cemented the main house." (Country: Kenya)
Monica's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Monica received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my Token payment on purchase of house construction materials (10 iron sheets) and gave my husband 3,000 KES." (Country: Kenya)
Charles's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Charles received a $99 initial payment.
"I used the entire transfer to pay my three children in secondary school fee." (Country: Kenya)
Milicent's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Milicent received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent the entire token on paying school fees for my child." (Country: Kenya)
Milka's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Milka received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 840KES on buying and fixing window glasses, and 1,800 on buying cushions. I also bought 600KES on buying dry maize and a curtain @ 600KES." (Country: Kenya)
Josephine's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Josephine received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my Token payment on start –up hotel business by the Lakeside, and also bought some household items to replace what I had lost when fire gutted down my house recently." (Country: Kenya)