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
Lydia
received a $493 second payment.
"I bought two cows for 30000 KES and iron sheets for 18000 KES."
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8 years ago
Beatrice
received a $493 second payment.
"I bought water tank for 15000 KES, a cow for 25000 KES, fascia boar 6000 KES and spent some on buying food."
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8 years ago
Irene
received a $493 second payment.
"We spent 25000 KES of the first transfer on paying dowry, used 11000 KES to buy a cow, started up a business using 10000 KES, bought a sack of maize at 2000 KES and used 2000 KES in paying school fee for my sister."
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8 years ago
Jane
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement was when I bought two cows years back after saving money from the casual jobs around."
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8 years ago
Selina
enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on cement and sand, and then pay a constructor to plaster the floor of my house. I am also planning to spend my transfer to buy some livestock, especially cows, which I will rear in my compound. "
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8 years ago
Mary
enrolled.
"I have planned to pay school fees for my child who has just joined high school,then I will buy some cows that I will use to farm with and the last transfer I will use it to plaster my house."
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8 years ago
Eunia
enrolled.
"I am planning to buy cement, sand, iron roofing sheets, nails and timber which I will use to renovate my house. The remaining transfers will be used to buy household items like cushions for my chairs, a mattress and beddings, finally if there are any funds remaining I plan to buy a dairy cow or an ox. "
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8 years ago
Elizabeth
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having started a small business selling avocados and fast moving consumer goods like sugar in addition to joining a table banking group. These two sources of income, that is, profits from the business and savings from the table banking group enabled me to purchase a dairy cow which provides milk for my family. I even sell the surplus milk!"
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8 years ago
Sila
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent 25000 KES of the first lumpsum in buying chairs and bought 2 cows at 25000 KES."
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8 years ago
Siprosa
received a $493 second payment.
"I bought a cow for 16000 KES, a steel door 7300 KES, bed 2500 KES,mattress 1500 KES, seats 3250 KES, utensils 2600 KES, bought cement with 6000 KES and paid 6000 KES for labor."
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