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.
Janet's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Janet enrolled.
"I plan to start a business, I do make table clothes, i also want to start selling groundnuts. The rest we will use to buy land." (Country: Kenya)
Pamela's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Pamela enrolled.
"I plan to pay school fees, plaster the walls and floor of my house, build a kitchen and the rest I will invest in business." (Country: Kenya)
Rose's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"I plan to seek medical attention, I have stomach issues which are yet to be diagnosed. I have a disabled child, I plan to take her to school. Lastly my roof is leaking, so I plan to buy new mabatis and replace it." (Country: Kenya)
Pelesia's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Pelesia enrolled.
"I plan to pay school fees for the orphaned children I live with. I have actually raised them. I also plan to build a new house." (Country: Kenya)
Mary's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on paying school fees for orphan children that I am staying with, I will buy two cows that I will use for ploughing my farm, I will buy food that we will eat as a family and seeds for planting like maize, beans and tomatoes including fertilizer for my farm." (Country: Kenya)
John's family
access_time over 8 years ago
John enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on buying a piece of land since I own a very small piece of land and two bulls for ploughing." (Country: Kenya)
Daniel's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Daniel enrolled.
"I am planning to use the transfer to cement my house so that it looks beautiful and buy fishing materials being that I am a fisherman." (Country: Kenya)
Linet's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Linet enrolled.
"We would like to buy a piece of land because we would like to build our own house there so that we cease paying rent." (Country: Kenya)
Erick's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Erick enrolled.
"We are planning to re-design our house by first,expanding then ensuring that it is well plastered because we want it to look decent. We are also planning to buy an ox-plough that will aid in cultivation so that we refrain from hiring one from our fellow farmers since it's costly." (Country: Kenya)
Odhiambo's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Odhiambo enrolled.
"I am planning to pay dowry inorder to legalize our marriage. I would also like to establish my home because I want to move out of my father's compound." (Country: Kenya)