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.
Celestine's family
access_time 8 years ago
Celestine received a $99 initial payment.
"Am planning to start a retail shop business then buy goats with the rest of the cash."
Tobias's family
access_time 8 years ago
Tobias received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought two school uniforms at 600 KES, a goat at 3,500 KES, a sheep at 3,000 KES and one mattress at 2,400 KES."
Benson's family
access_time 8 years ago
Benson received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my token payment on buying a goat,it's kid,a bed and food."
Pery's family
access_time 8 years ago
Pery received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 3,000 KES to buy two goats and seats for 6,500 KES."
Vincent's family
access_time 8 years ago
Vincent received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 6,000 KES to buy 3 goats, bought clothes for 2,000 KES and spent 1,800 KES to buy a mattress."
Benter's family
access_time 8 years ago
Benter received a $99 initial payment.
"I used my token to buy a bag of maize KES 3000, a goat ans 2 kids KES 3800, 5 sufurias KES 1000, paid primary school fees KES 1000 and bought food KES 1000."
Karolyne's family
access_time 8 years ago
Karolyne received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 5,000 KES on medical expenses and bought a goat with 6,000 KES. (Added money from other sources)"
Serfina's family
access_time 8 years ago
Serfina received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to use my upcoming lump-sum payment to expand my house, plaster it and buy a goat. "
Jacinter's family
access_time 8 years ago
Jacinter received a $99 initial payment.
"We spent 2,000 KES to buy a mattress, bought blankets for 1,800 KES, 3 goats for 2,800 KES, medical expenses was 2,000 KES and the rest was spent on buying food."
Penina's family
access_time 8 years ago
Penina enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked as a farm hand for many years and after diligently saving my earnings for a while I was able to buy some goats and also build my current house. "
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