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.
Teresia's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Teresia received a $485 second payment.
"I spent my second transfr on paying school fees at 20000 KES, 2 lorries of sand at 20000 KES, cement at 7000 KES while labor cost at 3000 KES"
Roseline's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Roseline received a $485 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on starting a mitumba business @16000 Kes, bought a cow @8500 Kes, paid school fees @15000 Kes and saved 10000 Kes for my son's college fees."
Beril's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Beril received a $485 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on digging and building a pit latrin @13300 Kes, a steel door 8000 Kes, a cow 8000 Kes, two chicken 700 Kes, Solar 6900 Kes and still left with 10000 Kes, school fees 700 Kes and spent the rest on food."
Maureen's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Maureen received a $483 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on building a decent spacious three roomed house 43000 KES since the house I was staying in was small and almost collapsing .I also paid school fees for my four children who are in primary school and one nursery school 2500 KES. I paid cultivation fees for my two farms 4000 KES "
Halima's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Halima received a $399 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on paying school fees for my children to enable them acquire education. I also stocked food for the family since we were suffering from hunger."
Babirye's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Babirye received a $399 third payment.
"In my opinion GD does well does well by giving us the transfers on time e.g. there was a time my children had been prohibited from doing exams because i had not paid school fees however GD sent the money on time and I cleared all dues and my children managed to do exams."
Jastina's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Jastina received a $399 third payment.
"I would be in a bad condition because i was so poor that i had failed to send my kids to school however my life is different in a way that i have paid school fees on time and also facilitated the other needs for my family because of the transfers I received."
Pamela's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Pamela received a $483 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to pay school fees for my daughter in secondary school. I used part of the transfer to buy building materials that I am planning to use to build a new house.I also spent some of the money to buy cushions for my seats. "
Tom's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Tom received a $483 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer pay school fees for my son in high school and bought a dairy cow. I also bought food and bedding for my family."
Mary's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Mary received a $483 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to pay school fees for my orphaned nephew in secondary school. I also used some of the remaining amount to buy building materials that I used to repair my house. The remaining I spent on adding stock to my vegetable business. It's now doing well. "
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