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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over 8 years ago
Emilly
enrolled.
"I am planning to buy a goat, then I will buy some clothes and shoes for an orphaned child who stays with me. The remaining transfers will be used to buy sand, cement, timber, round poles, nails and iron roofing sheets which I will use to enlarge my house."
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over 8 years ago
John
received a $496 second payment.
"I had a grass thatched house with very poor living conditions, i used to sleep on the ground with no bedding and access to food was troublesome but i am so thankful to GD, i now have a plastered iron sheet roofed house, i sleep comfortably on a bed and mattress. My life has improved i wish you could visit me and see the improvement. Thank you so much i am very happy."
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over 8 years ago
Kennedy
received a $496 second payment.
"I gave 7,000KES to my wife to expand on her fruit business, bought 15 iron sheets at 9,000KES, one still door at 6,000KES, 35 wall poles at 7,950KES, 22 roofing poles at 3,300KES, paid 4,000KES labor charge, gave 1,500KES to my mother, bought two sheep at 3,500KES, one lorry of clay soil at 3,000KES, a sack of maize at 2,000KES then added some little amount to the remaining cash and gave 4,000KES to wife to cater for food in the house."
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over 8 years ago
Rose
received a $496 second payment.
"I paid 15,000KES school fee for my daughter in high, bought 15 iron sheets at 10,000KES, 8 kilograms of nails at 3,000KES, 24 roofing poles at 3,600KES, 40 wall poles at 6,400KES, paid 6,000KES labor charge, used 2,000KES on food for the workers, then added some money to the remaining amount and paid a lone of 10,000KES."
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over 8 years ago
Rose
received a $496 second payment.
"I bought 15 roofing poles, nails and 15 iron sheets 15,000KES, paid 10,000KES for my son in high school, bought 7 bags of cement and labor charge at 12,000KES, one lorry of sand at 4,000KES, bought a pair of short trousers for my son at 350KES, two pair of shoes at 400KES,kitchen utensils at 500KES then used the rest on food for the house."
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over 8 years ago
Rege
enrolled.
"I am planning to buy sand, cement, timber, round poles, nails and iron roofing sheets which I will use to build a better house for my family. The remaining transfers will be used to increase the quantity of clothes that I buy at wholesale prices. I will then retail the clothes at various markets and the profits will be used to pay school fees for my children. "
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over 8 years ago
Mourine
enrolled.
"I am planning to start a small business selling cereals like maize, sorghum, beans and green grams. The remaining transfers will be used to buy sand, cement, timber, round poles, nails and iron roofing sheets which I will use to build a pit latrine and renovate my house."
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over 8 years ago
Florence
enrolled.
"I'm planning to spend my transfer on new iron sheets to replace the ones on my roof which are old and leaking. I am also planning to start trading in cereals so that I can get some income. "
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over 8 years ago
Salome
enrolled.
"I'm planning to spend the transfer on livestock, and also on roofing sheets so that I can renovate my current house which has got a leaking roof. "
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over 8 years ago
Fhiona
enrolled.
"We are planning to establish our own homestead, to do this we will need to buy sand, cement, timber, round poles, nails, iron roofing sheets and barbed wire. We will also need to pay the construction workers. If there are any funds remaining we plan to start a small business, but we are still thinking about what type of business it shall be."
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