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
Lucy
received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to spend my upcoming transfer on building a kitchen because at the moment I do not have one. I'm also planning to expand my business and also buy a cow."
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8 years ago
Jane
received a $494 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on buying a cow 17,000 KES, ploughed my farm 12,000 KES, bought a sofa-set 7,000 KES, paid school fee 10,000 KES, one sac of maize 3,000 KES, food 500 KES ."
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8 years ago
Anna
received a $494 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to buy the following: 9 bags of cement for 7200KES, bed for 4600KES, cow for 16000KES, 180 kg of corn for 8000KES, water tank for 2500KES, a mobile handset for 4000KES and 3 hens for 1800KES. I also paid school fee for my son for 2400KES and construct a pit latrine for 3000KES."
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8 years ago
Jane
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to buy a cow, renovate my house and invest on my business.I normally sell slippers"
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8 years ago
Duncan
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 5000 KES of the first transfer on paying for my daughters medical bills, bought a sheep at 2500 KES and used the rest of the money on farming fodder for feeding my cow."
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8 years ago
Lilian
received a $99 initial payment.
"l am planning to build a spacious comfortable house and to buy dairy cow."
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8 years ago
Beatrice
received a $99 initial payment.
"l am planning to build my own home since l am still staying at my in-law's home and to buy at-least one dairy cow."
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8 years ago
Kennedy
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to buy a cross breed cow to produce milk, which i will be able to sell and get money to sustain my family "
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8 years ago
Emmaculate
received a $494 second payment.
"I bought a cow at 25,000 KES,3 goats each at 2,500,their transportation costed me 500 KES,built them a shed which the labour charges amounted to 2300KES.I also bought a steel door at 7,000 KES,a mattress at3,500 KES,paid 2,500 KES on school fees and the rest of the money i spent on food."
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8 years ago
Farida
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is buying a cow which increased my household income after sell of milk. "
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