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.
Lydiah's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Lydiah received a $496 second payment.
"I bought two goats at 10,000 KES, school uniforms cost me 5,000 KES and a mattress at 5,000 KES. I also bought 20 iron sheets at 15,000 KES as part of construction materials for my house. I will spend the rest of the transfer to buy more materials once I finish harvesting."
Sabina's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Sabina enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on building a house and buying some bags of cement that will be used in plastering the floor, I will spend part of the transfer on buying furniture for our house which will include chairs and a table and I will also spend part of the transfer on buying three goats and a cow. The remaining amount I will spend on buying a piece of land that we can use as a farm where we will plant vegetables like kale and tomatoes."
Hellen's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Hellen received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 6000 KES of my token payment on 10 lorries of sand, 2500 KES on a goat and the remaining 1500 KES on food."
Peter's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Peter received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 3500 KES of my token payment on a mattress, 2800 KES on a goat and the remaining 3700 KES on food."
Margaret's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Margaret received a $496 second payment.
"l spend 33000 kshs to buy 2 cows and 1 goat to pay dowry, the remaining balance l spend 4200 kshs to pay school fees, l also bought uniforms at a cost of 1100 kshs the rest of the money l spend to buy 2 sacks of maize."
Maureen's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Maureen enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked as a casual worker at the lakeside for quite a while and after diligently saving my earnings I have been able to buy some goats and sheep. "
Eunice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Eunice enrolled.
"Am planning to use part of the money to take my child who has eye problem for an operation at Sabatia hospital, I'll buy milk hybrid goat for rearing, and buy building materials to construct a new house since the current one is weak and can easily be carried away by floods. "
Nancy's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Nancy received a $99 initial payment.
"I plastered my main house with cement and sand using 8000 KES of my token payment then I spent the remaining 2000 KES on a goat."
Hellen's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Hellen received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought two goats at 6,000KES, 4 iron sheets at 2,200KES, two kilograms of nails at 500KES, I then added some money to the remaining cash and bought a sack of maize."
Grace's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Grace received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought a goat at 2,500KES, three chicken at 900KES, i tilled land and planted with 3,700KES, bought alcer drugs over the counter at 400KES, bought a sack of maize at 1,200KES."
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