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.
Evaline's family
access_time 8 years ago
Evaline received a $99 initial payment.
"i bought a bed worth 4000, a mattress 1800, a goat at 2000 and the remaining 2,200 i used on food."
Brian's family
access_time 8 years ago
Brian received a $494 second payment.
"I used not have house but now i do own a complete house and three goats"
Beatrice's family
access_time 8 years ago
Beatrice received a $494 second payment.
"I bought two goats at 2500 and 2700 respectively. i bought sheep at 2300 and the remaininng 3500 i bought household items like basins and jericans."
Eunice's family
access_time 8 years ago
Eunice enrolled.
"We plan to build a new house since the current one leaks alot during rainy seasons as it is thatched,we also intend to buy bedding for ourselves and the children and lastly buy one cow and a two goats to raise."
Hellen's family
access_time 8 years ago
Hellen received a $99 initial payment.
"i bought sheep and goat (5000 KES), a suitcase (3550),uniform school 450, the rest for food (1000 KES)"
Peterson's family
access_time 8 years ago
Peterson received a $99 initial payment.
"I paid mkopa loan worth( 3500 KES) , bought goat (5000KES) and i bought cloth with the rest of the money (1500 KES)."
Joseph's family
access_time 8 years ago
Joseph received a $494 second payment.
"I used it to buy 3 goats at 6000 shillings, 2000 shillings to buy maize, 900 shillings to buy 3 hens and the other 1100 I used for house expenses"
Margaret's family
access_time 8 years ago
Margaret received a $494 second payment.
"I bought one goat at 3000 KES, fees was 2000 KES, one suck of maize at 2000 kes, cloths at 1500 KES and spouse medication was 1000 KES."
James's family
access_time 8 years ago
James received a $494 second payment.
"When I received the first transfer from GD, I withdrew the whole of it using part of my own money as service charge. I then spent it by using 3000 KES to buy school uniforms for my 7 children, buying 2 goats at 4000 KES and also bought a mattress at 3500 after adding my personal 500 KES."
Mercy's family
access_time 8 years ago
Mercy received a $494 second payment.
"I bought a goat for 500/- leased a land for 5000/-, i pay school fee for 2000/- and the remaining i spend on food"
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