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.
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almost 9 years ago
Lorine
enrolled.
"I am planning to use the funds to fence my compound so that I can venture into horticultural farming, pay my son's secondary school fee and start charcoal business."
(Country: Kenya)
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almost 9 years ago
Lawrence
enrolled.
"I am planning to build a bigger house because I have a large family and my current house is small, set up a business that involves the sales of grains such as maize, beans and sorghum."
(Country: Kenya)
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almost 9 years ago
Philip
enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on expanding my fishing business by buying more nets for fishing, I will renovate my house and make it to be more raised so that I am not affected by flood water from the lake, I will also spend part of the transfer on paying for dowry as I haven't paid dowry yet and the remaining amount I will buy a sheep and a goat for milk and meat."
(Country: Kenya)
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almost 9 years ago
William
enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on buying boats and nets that I can use in my fishing business. Will also buy another piece of land because our land is small and I would wish to have another land that I can do farming activity. I will part of the transfer on buying some sheep and cows that I can keep for meat and milk to supplement my family's diet."
(Country: Kenya)
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almost 9 years ago
Zilpa
enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on paying school fees for my child who is joining secondary school, I will buy wire mesh so that I can fence my home, I will renovate my house by buying bags of cement to be used in cementing it and I will build a kitchen as I currently don't have one forcing me to cook in the open."
(Country: Kenya)
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almost 9 years ago
Joyce
enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on repairing my house because ever since my husband died the house has not been in good shape, I will pay school fees for my children and to invest the remaining amount in my business of tailoring by buying materials."
(Country: Kenya)
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almost 9 years ago
Sharon
enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on buying cows that will be used in paying for my dowry, we will buy a piece of land as the one we currently stay in is very small and the remainder will be used to start a small business of shopkeeping."
(Country: Kenya)
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almost 9 years ago
Christine
enrolled.
"We plan to buy fishing materials like fishing nets because this is what we depend on to sustain our family. We also plan to build a toilet. The rest we will buy cattle to keep as assets which we can sale later in case we have a problem."
(Country: Kenya)
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almost 9 years ago
Nancy
enrolled.
"I plan to pay school fees for my eldest child who is to join form one, she is even late because she was to join by January. The rest I will use to pay school fees for the other children."
(Country: Kenya)
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almost 9 years ago
Victor
enrolled.
"I plan to start a business, pay dowry and to buy household items that I lack."
(Country: Kenya)
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