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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8 years ago
Caren
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on building a toilet,plastering mty house and buying a cow."
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8 years ago
Johana
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to buy two cows that cost me 35000 KES,two goats that cost me 6000 KES,I bought a solar lamp at 5000 KES,i bought a radio worth 2000 KES,I bought my personal items that cost me 150 KES."
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8 years ago
Rosemary
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to buy twenty iron sheet that cost me 13000 KES, I bought ten bags of cement that cost 7200 KES, a solar panel worth 10000 KES,i bought a cow worth 8000 KES. i paid 4000 KES labour during the repair of my house and the remaining to buy food for my children."
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8 years ago
Judith
enrolled.
"Being able to buy three cows is my biggest achievement in my life.Through savings
from rice farming,l was able to get money to buy the cows.We now have milk for my family."
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8 years ago
Joshua
enrolled.
"My main plan is to build a new house, buy two dairy cows and lastly buy household items like furniture and utensils."
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8 years ago
Jackline
enrolled.
"I would like to use the transfer on buying household items like chairs,matress and blankets. I will spend the remaining amount on buying some cows. The cows will provide milk for my family and l can also sell some to my villagers."
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8 years ago
Fred
enrolled.
"The achievement I'm proudest of is owning some two cows which I bought after harvesting rice."
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8 years ago
Tom
enrolled.
"The achievement I'm proudest of was when I harvested rice and used the proceeds to buy one cow which has since given birth to others."
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8 years ago
Charles
enrolled.
"Firstly, we plan to use part of the transfer to build a house for my second wife, because right now, she is staying in her cowife's house. Secondly, we intend to use another part of the transfer, to plough our farms. Lastly, we plan to use the remaining amount to buy two bulls that would help us in ploughing our farms, in partnership with other villagers. "
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8 years ago
Marvelyne
enrolled.
"Firstly, we plan to use part of the transfer to start our own salon for sustainability, because currently, I am working under someone. Secondly, we plan to use another part of the transfer to pay school fees for our daughter who is in secondary school in form two, and also another one, whom we expect to join secondary school next year. Lastly, we plan to use the remaining amount to buy a cow, that would provide us with milk for family use."
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