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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almost 7 years ago
Milcar
received a $97 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on paying school fees for my child 4,000 KES who is in nursery school .I bought a school uniform 1000 KES. I also bought three fishing net to start a small scale fish vending business since my husband is a fisherman and this project will grow through his guidance 4500 KES"
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almost 7 years ago
Lucy
received a $97 initial payment.
"I felt very happy,since I started the business my life has change for the first time I pay school fees without asking for contribution from relatives."
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almost 7 years ago
Laurence
received a $97 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on paying school fees 600 KES, bought school uniforms 1400 KES, did school shopping for my son 4800 KES and used balance on daily meals."
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almost 7 years ago
Mary
received a $97 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to buy solar panel and pay school fees for my children.I also bought food for my family."
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almost 7 years ago
Elizabeth
received a $483 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my daughter was able to go to school without problems of school fees like it has been previously as the norm. I also have a more spacious house. "
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almost 7 years ago
Ronney
received a $483 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to help my parents to pay school fees for my brother who had just joined form one. The remaining amount I used to connect electricity to my house and that of my parents.Previously we used to kerosene lamp that was too expensive as the cost of paraffin kept on fluctuating. "
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almost 7 years ago
Francisca
received a $483 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to pay school fees for my son in college. I am hopeful that when he clears his education,he will make his own money. Using the remaining amount,I used to repair my roof that has gotten old and was leaking. It is no longer leaking. "
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almost 7 years ago
Rosa
received a $97 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to buy a sack of maize for my family's consumption, gave my children some amount for their upkeep since they did not receive the transfer and the remaining and the remaining amount I spent to pay school fees for my child who is in primary school."
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almost 7 years ago
Margaret
received a $97 initial payment.
"I felt very happy because since I started dough-nut business I am able to afford thing I used not to like pay school fees for my son."
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almost 7 years ago
Agnes
received a $483 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on buying a cow as an investment for my children school fees besides it providing me with milk to meet my other needs. I bought iron sheets for a house I am yet to build as the current one is smaller and paid my children school fees to enable them stay in school. "
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