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.
Judith's family
access_time 8 years ago
Judith received a $99 initial payment.
"I used my transfer to buy a goat KES 3500, invested in my ripe and raw bananas business KES 3000, repaired my posho mill machine KES 2500, and bought food KES 800."
Caleb's family
access_time 8 years ago
Caleb received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought mattress for 3800 KES, two goats for 3550 KES, blanket 800 KES, gave my mother 1000 KES and spent some to buy food."
Sarah's family
access_time 8 years ago
Sarah received a $493 second payment.
"Am now able to do tree planting safely now that my compound is fenced, unlike before when goats used to eat them when am away."
Rosemary's family
access_time 8 years ago
Rosemary received a $493 second payment.
"I have acquired new stock of livestock including sheep and goats; Initially, I possess only a chicken that could not rescue me from any financial emergency due to their low values. The biggest difference in my daily life now is that the increase in my livestock have increased my safety net and reduced my vulnerability to any possible financial crisis."
Joyce's family
access_time 8 years ago
Joyce received a $493 second payment.
"l spent the transfer to buy furniture at 21000 KES, l am planning to build so l bought iron-sheets at 13000 KES, l also paid school fees of 6000 KES to my child in secondary school, l spent 4000 KES to buy goat and chicken, the remaining balance l spent to buy food. "
Agnes's family
access_time 8 years ago
Agnes enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on paying school fees for my child who is in high school, and also to buy at least two dairy goats which I will rear to provide my family with milk for our consumption. "
Caroline's family
access_time 8 years ago
Caroline received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 7,300KES on buying 3 goats, and 2,250KES on buying a bag of maize for consumption."
Jacob's family
access_time 8 years ago
Jacob received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 1,000 KES to pay school fees, bought two bags of maize for 6,000 KES and a goat for 2,800 KES."
Eunice's family
access_time 8 years ago
Eunice received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought two goats for 6000 KES, gave my mother -in -law 2000 KES and paid school of 2000 KES."
Rosemary's family
access_time 8 years ago
Rosemary received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 3,000 KES to buy a goat and 4,000 KES on constructing a shade for it. I also spent 1,000 KES on school levies and the rest was spent on buying food."
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