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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6 years ago
Lilian
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is buying of a cow from little savings that I got from househelp work. I hope it will provide me with milk that I would sell and pay fees for my children."
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6 years ago
Charles
enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on purchasing cows and goats which I shall raise and sell later to raise adequate cash that I shall use to build a descent semi permanent house. This will help me solve the problem of lack of a better shelter for my family. "
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6 years ago
Rachael
enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on building a pit latrine in my home,repairing a section of the roof to my house that was blown off by the wind and also buying a cow and a goat that i can rear to produce milk for selling."
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6 years ago
Beatrice
received a $496 third payment.
"I spent my last transfer to buy dairy cow to save me in future from spending money to buy milk from neighbors but to sell it to them. The remaining balance l spent to build a kitchen for me to have a place where l can cook."
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6 years ago
Sarah
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having been a fish trader. I managed to save the profits from this work and eventually bought a cow which gave birth to calves. Unfortunately I had to sell the cow because it broke its leg."
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6 years ago
Margaret
received a $495 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on buying two goats and a she -cow. I also plastered the external walls of my house hence I no longer worry of smearing my previous mud house which was expensive and time consuming."
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6 years ago
Rosemary
received a $5 initial payment.
"My new goals is to cement my house so that it may look presentable and to buy a cow so that I may also own like my neighbours."
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6 years ago
Edwin
received a $5 initial payment.
"In the next six months, I know I will have a modern house, dress properly and buy a cow which I believe will give milk and sell to help me raise my income and feed my family."
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6 years ago
Fredrick
enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfers on paying school fees for my two children who are in primary school . Being a small scale farmer, I will use part of my transfers to buy cows that will assist me in enlarging my farming for food security in the future. "
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6 years ago
Joseph
enrolled.
"I plan to spend my transfer from GiveDirectly on buying a dairy cow from Eldama Ravine.This will produce milk that I intend to supply to Lakeland Dairy Cooperative society in Bondo for commercial purpose."
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