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.
Susan's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Susan received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to cement both walls and floor of my house because at the moment its earth. I'm also planning to buy some goats with the remaining portion."
Conslata's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Conslata received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my token payment on buying a sheep and two goats (7000), clothing and food (3500)"
Samwel's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Samwel received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought two goats at 4,000 KES and paid school fees for two secondary school going children at 3,500 KES and the rest was spent to buy food."
Fredrick's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Fredrick received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my token payment on buying 2 goats,chair cushions and maize for my consumption."
Benard's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Benard enrolled.
"We plan to spend the transfer to construct a bigger house. We also plan to spend the transfer to build a poultry house and venture into poultry keeping. We also plan to spend the transfer to buy five goats."
Josephine's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Josephine enrolled.
"We plan to spend the transfer to buy building materials and construct a bigger house. We also plan to spend the transfer to buy household items like furniture and utensils. We also plan to spend the transfer to buy two goats."
Jane's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jane enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked as a casual worker for many years and after diligently saving my earnings for a while I was able to buy a goat. "
Nerea's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Nerea enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked as a pot maker and after selling the pots and saving my profits, I was eventually able to buy two goats and a sheep."
Sharon's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Sharon enrolled.
"I am proudest that I taught my spouse to save money and that has helped us to purchase cows and goats which we can sell incase of an emergency. "
Edward's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Edward enrolled.
"I have planned to buy roofing materials with the first transfer,the second transfer I will buy furniture and the last one some cows and goats."
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