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.
Lucia's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Lucia enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on my son's college fee, buy a dairy cow for milking, and household furniture such as a cupboard mattress and bedsheets." (Country: Kenya)
Queenter's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Queenter enrolled.
"I am planning to start a vegetable business so as to increase my earnings, expand my house because it's too small for my family and buy a bed because I sleep on the floor." (Country: Kenya)
Ayub's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Ayub enrolled.
"I am planning to invest in horticultural farming to help me meet the needs of my family. I plan to use my transfer to purchase a bull for ploughing, seeds and pesticides." (Country: Kenya)
Joshua's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Joshua enrolled.
"I plan to build a new house, buy livestock like cattle and sheep, the rest we will use to buy household items that we lack." (Country: Kenya)
Edward's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Edward enrolled.
"I plan to invest in poultry farming, mostly chicken. I want to buy the necessary materials like feeders and to also build a structure to rear them. The rest I will use to build a toilet." (Country: Kenya)
Eliver's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Eliver enrolled.
"I plan to pay school fees, my eldest child is in college. I also have three others in secondary school." (Country: Kenya)
Mary's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Mary received a $98 initial payment.
"I used 3000 KES to settle some loan, bought a mattress, bought some nice clothes for the family, and also used the remaining amount to celebrate Christmas." (Country: Kenya)
Aska's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Aska received a $98 initial payment.
"I I used a portion of the transfer to settle some debt, paid 3,000 KES school fees to my daughter in high school while the rest was used to purchase foodstuffs for family consumption." (Country: Kenya)
Vivian's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Vivian received a $98 initial payment.
"I spent my token payment on expanding my house using iron sheets." (Country: Kenya)
Dorine's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Dorine received a $98 initial payment.
"I spent my token payment on building an iron roofed kitchen." (Country: Kenya)