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.
Esther's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Esther received a $493 second payment.
"I paid 20,000 KES school fee for my child in high school, bought a cow at 15,000 KES, used 12,000 KES to start a maize business, am still having 1,000 KES for any emergency and I used the rest on food for the house."
Joice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Joice received a $475 third payment.
"I bought a cow for 20000 KES, furniture 12500 KES, bought my children clothes for 3000 KES, shoes 2500 KES, radio 2500 KES, paid debt of 4000 KES"
Agness's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Agness received a $493 third payment.
"I have a new goal of buying cows."
Maren's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Maren received a $476 third payment.
"I spent 20000 KES to buy Mpesa line, spending 10000 KES for Mpesa float and bought a cow for 15000 KES."
Joseph's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Joseph received a $475 third payment.
"I spent my second transfer on buying a cow.I also bought a set of chairs,2 sheep and spent 15,000 KES on finishing my building."
Licha's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Licha received a $493 second payment.
"I spent the first lumpsum in buying a cross breed dairy cow at a cost of 27000 KES, paid 9000 KES in school for fee, bought clothing for children worth 4000 KES and spent the rest on food."
Florence's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Florence received a $475 third payment.
"Paint 3800 KES, window glasses 2100 KES, a cow 17000 KES, utensils 2700 KES, spent 5000 KES on mitumba cloth business, spent 3000 KES on health card, maize 3800 KES and still left with around 15000 KES."
Pamela's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Pamela received a $493 second payment.
"When I received my first lumpsum payment, I spent 23450 KES on 35 iron sheets, 1000 KES on a solar panel, 7500 KES on a steel door, 600 KES on 3 Kgs of nails and the remaining 10000 KES on a cow and I spent the remaining 7175 KES on food."
Anjeline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Anjeline received a $493 third payment.
"I bought a cow for 28000 KES, three sheep 7500 KES, mattress 6000 KES and maize 7000 KES."
Ann's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Ann received a $475 third payment.
"We bought two cows 30000 KES, steel doors and windows 12000 KES and two sacks of maize 4600 KES."
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