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.
Veronica's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Veronica received a $463 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on buying a sofa set seat and five goats which I didn't have . I paid school fees for my child who is in high school nursery.I also bought two bags of maize and food for my family's consumption .I also bought fishing nets which my husband who is a fisherman uses for harvesting fish getting an income of 400 KES per day that is able to sustain oor family's needs as opposed to before when he mainly relied on hiring fishing nets from the other fishermen."
Esther's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Esther received a $457 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer building a kitchen which I now use for cooking and practicing an open air cooking has seized . I cemented my main house and fixed two steel windows hence smearing my previous mud house most frequently on rainy season has seized as it was very expensive .I added stock onto my fishing business as a result I am getting all profits which sustains my family members needs comfortably."
Steven's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Steven received a $463 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on 2 heifers and 1 bull (36,000 KES) .Consequently, I prepared 1 acre piece of land this time round as different from my former 0.5 acres before I received GD support. I also bought fishing nets (5,000 KES) and hired a fishing boat that I use for fishing and income generation."
Maureen's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Maureen received a $463 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on buying a fishing boat as well as nets (47,900 KES) that my husband uses to improve our income and improve our sustenance as a family."
Rosemary's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Rosemary received a $463 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on food and 3 goats, I also start a fishing business for my daily upkeep and paid school fees for my children with remaining cash."
Jael's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Jael received a $484 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on paying school fees for my son who is in high school 20,000 KES for the whole of this year .I also boosted my fish business by buying fishing nets 10,000 KES and hiring fishing boats as a result from the harvested fish ,I sell to the nearby town called Kisumu getting doubled daily income comfortably despite the daily challenge in the business sector hence borrowing (food ,money) from my neighbors has seized."
Dorcas's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Dorcas received a $464 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on cementing my house and now I am happy staying in a semi-permanent house since I no longer incur frequent cost of smearing my previous mud house. i fixed a steel door and three steel windows.I also bought fishing nets which gives me a reliable daily income hence working on my wealthier neighbors through the dangerous thickets with my little baby has seized to be a worry."
Joyce's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Joyce received a $464 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on fishing implements and nets (30,000 KES), and hired a fishing boat at the rate of 3,000 KES per month because we need a reasonable source of income to sustain the family."
Veronica's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Veronica received a $464 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on building a boat 26,000 KES , now I am happy since I have doubled my household income by hiring this boat 200 KES per day to the nearby fishermen and also working on casual jobs in the wealthier neighbors' farms .I bought fishing nets 10,000 KES but unfortunately they were stolen at night while trapping fish .I also bought two bags of maize for my family's consumption and household expenditures."
Milcar's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Milcar received a $464 third payment.
"Since we lived on the lake shore with my husband we decided to start a fishing business using our third transfer to enable us pay school fees for our children."
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