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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8 years ago
Jayne
enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is some goats which I bought with the proceeds from my farming activities. "
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8 years ago
Catherine
received a $493 second payment.
"We spent 30000 KES of the first lumpsum in buying a boat and used 20000 KES to buy five goats and five sheep."
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8 years ago
Alice
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent 35,000KES on buying 2 goats and a cow, 2,800KES on buying 4 plastic chairs, and a cupboard @8,000KES."
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8 years ago
Mary
received a $493 second payment.
"I bought 30 iron sheets and nails at 20,500 KES, wall poles at 6,000 KES, one still door at 6,500 KES, one sofaset at 5,500 KES, clothes and shoes for my family at 4,000 KES, one goat at 2,700 KES, 40 kilograms of maize at 805 KES then used the rest on food for the house."
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8 years ago
Judith
received a $493 second payment.
"When I received my first lumpsum transfer, I built a semi-permanent house of 20 iron sheets at a total cost of 44000 KES, I spent 3000 KES on a goat and the remaining 3000 KES on food."
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8 years ago
Peter
received a $493 second payment.
"I used my transfer build a house for my son ((42700), bought a goat (3500) and food (3500)"
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8 years ago
Caroline
received a $475 third payment.
"I spent my second transfer on plastering my house.I also bought a bed,3 goats and 1 sheep."
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8 years ago
Evaline
received a $475 third payment.
"Bought cement 4500 KES, paint 1900 KES, iron sheet 2700 KES,mattress 1200 KES, two goats 3000 KES, water containers 1500 KES, maize 3200 KES, table clothes 2400 KES, school fees and clothes 7190 KES, utensils 4200 KES, metal box 550 KES and spent 10000 KES for labor expenses."
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8 years ago
Carolyne
received a $476 third payment.
"I bought cement 16200 KES, labor charges 7000, steel door 7500 KES, glasses 360 KES, ballast 3000 KES, water 1200 KES, table clothes 7000 KES and a goat 3000 KES and school fees 5000 KES."
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8 years ago
Grace
received a $493 second payment.
"I paid 32,000 KES school fee for my two children in high school, bought one mattress at 4,000 KES, two sacks of maize at 6,000 KES, one goat at 4,000 KES, three blankets at 1,800 KES, one iron box at 800 KES then used the rest on food for the house."
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