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
Faith
received a $99 initial payment.
"I used my token payment to buy 3 goats (8000), school uniform (450) and food (1500)."
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over 8 years ago
Yunita
received a $99 initial payment.
"I want to buy iron sheets and cement to repair my house the buy a cow or goat with the remaining."
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over 8 years ago
Beatrice
received a $496 second payment.
"I bought a cow and a goat(18000 KES), paid school fees (16000) KES debt (5000 KES) and used 2000 on farming. Am left with 3000 KES for food."
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over 8 years ago
Cathorine
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 3500 KES of my token payment on a mattress, 2000 KES on a sack of maize, 2500 KES on a goat and the remaining 2000 KES on food for my household members."
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over 8 years ago
Vivian
received a $496 second payment.
"I built an iron roofed house with a larger chunk of the money. I bought livestock (2 goats and 4 sheep) at 9,000 KES. I also bought utensils, bedding and a box for storing clothes. "
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over 8 years ago
Mary
enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on buying six cows that I will spend on paying for dowry for my son's who have not been able to raise money for dowry and the remaining amount I will spend on buying four goats and four sheep that I can keep on my farm."
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over 8 years ago
Caroline
enrolled.
"Buying goats was the greatest achievement that makes me proud. "
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over 8 years ago
Grace
enrolled.
"I am planning to to expand my poultry house because it's small, buy goats that I can convert into cash to pay school fee and purchase a ploughing machine and bulls so as to ease my work as a farmer and realize good harvest. "
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over 8 years ago
Emily
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that through sales of firewood and sisal twine, I have managed to purchase goats and household furniture."
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over 8 years ago
Dorothy
received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought 3 goats (6000), supper-drum and sufurias (2200), paid fees (900) and food (800)."
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