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.
Quenta's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Quenta received a $493 second payment.
"I bought two cows at 40,000 KES, three sheep at 7,500 KES then used the rest on food for the house."
David's family
access_time over 8 years ago
David received a $493 second payment.
"I spent much of the transfer on buying an ox and a cow. I also bought a set of seats."
Beatrice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Beatrice received a $493 second payment.
"I spent 20,000KES on buying a cupboard and seats. I also bought a cow for keeping @18,000KES. I also bought and fixed an iron door @8,000KES and spent 4,000KES on medical expenses."
Victoria's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Victoria received a $493 second payment.
"I paid 11,200 KES school fee for my four children, bought one cow at 15,000 KES, 10 bags of cement at 8,000 KES, paid 7,000 KES labor charge, one sack of maize at 3,000 KES then used the rest on little house items."
Rashick's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rashick received a $493 second payment.
"I spent the first lumpsum in buying chairs at 15000 KES, steel door at 9000 KES, cow at 15000 KES, paid fee at 5000 and spent the rest on food."
Dorothy's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Dorothy received a $493 second payment.
"I spent 38,000KES on buying iron sheet ,timber and nails and built an iron roofed house. i also paid 6,000KES school fees for my child and bought a cow for keeping @ 6,000KES."
Risper's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Risper received a $493 second payment.
"I spent 24, 700 KES to enlarge my house, 16,500 KES to buy a cow and a mattress for 2,500 KES. The rest of the transfer was spent on daily HH expenses."
Guoma's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Guoma received a $493 second payment.
"I bought a steel door for 7,000 KES, seats for 20,000 KES, mattress for 4,000 KES, a cow for 12,000 KES and seedlings for 5,000 KES."
Yvonne's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Yvonne received a $493 second payment.
"I used my first transfer to make a down payment for a piece of land (30000), bought a cow (8000), chairs (4000), cushions (5000) and utensils (3000)."
Elisha's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Elisha received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to build a house and buy cows with the upcoming lumpsum transfer."
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