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.
Halima's family
access_time 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 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 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 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 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 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. "
Esther's family
access_time 7 years ago
Esther received a $97 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to buy cushions for my seats, I also bought utensils which I did not have, spent some amount t to pay school fees for my child who is in pre-school and the remaining amount I spent to buy food."
Julia's family
access_time 7 years ago
Julia received a $97 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying a bag of maize for my family's consumption 5000 KES and household expenditure 1000 KES. I added stock onto my small scale business 2000 KES.I paid school fees for my three who are in primary school 800 KES. I also bought three school shoes 1000 KES "
Eunice's family
access_time 7 years ago
Eunice received a $97 initial payment.
"When I received my first transfer, I paid school fees for 3 children in a primary school worth 2000 KES and used 3500 KES to settle some debts I had before then. I saved the rest for future emergency. And I feel the relief the money brought into my life."
Judith's family
access_time 7 years ago
Judith received a $97 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on paying school fees for my two children who are in primary school 1000 KES. I bought 4 peices of iron sheets 4400 KES and 7 tins of of maize 1000 KES. I bought clothes for my family 2000 KES and shoes 1700 KES."
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