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
Vonface
enrolled.
"I would like to use part of the money to go back to school since I dropped out of school in form one because of lack of school fees. Finally l would like to buy the rest of the money to buy six cows and two goats to help us save the money which we will use to pay school fees ."
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8 years ago
Rose
received a $476 third payment.
"I spent my last transfer on paying 30000 KES for my son in college and daughter in secondary school. I spent 4000 KES to construct a cattle shed,i bought two goats at 4000 KES,I also bought two sacks of maize at 6200 KES. The remaining amount i have been using to buy food for my family."
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8 years ago
Daudi
received a $117 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying iron sheets because I was tired of sleeping in a grass thatched house. I also bought a goat and some clothes because I didn't have."
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8 years ago
Agera
received a $117 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on cementing my house because am tired of sleeping in a dusty house.I will also buy a goat and start rearing and be happy."
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8 years ago
Isaiah
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on 8 iron sheets 5600 KES, a goat 2000 KES and a bag of corn 2000 KES."
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8 years ago
Mary
received a $475 third payment.
"I spent the third transfer on buying cement, sand and paid for labour to cement the floor and walls of my house. I also extended my house to make it more spacious. I bought 2 goats and paid school fees."
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8 years ago
Mary
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying a goat 3000 KES, a bed 3500 and food for my household 3390 KES. "
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8 years ago
Jackline
received a $475 third payment.
"I spent my last transfer to buy a cow that cost me 25000 KES,I bought five bags of cement at 3500KES,three goats worth 7000 KES,I also paid 5000 KES school fees for my children at the academy. I paid the labourers 7000 KES to plaster my house using the cement i bought. "
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8 years ago
Lilian
enrolled.
"Through hard work l have managed to build my own house though very small, Secondly l managed to buy a goat which we can use incase of emergency. "
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8 years ago
Kennedy
enrolled.
"Having been able to buy a goat with my savings from my casual work, is the achievement I'm very proud of."
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