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.
Charles's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Charles enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have been able to pay my son's school fees up to college level. I have managed this through the little income that I get from the sale of charcoal and farm produce."
Pamella's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Pamella enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on expanding my business of selling household items like cooking oil,sugar and matchsticks. I will spend part of the transfer on building a kitchen as my house is small when I have visitors,I will pay school fees for my children and part of the remaining amount I will start a business of selling chicken."
Lillian's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Lillian enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is paying school fees for my children is difficult as our income source is inadequate to cater for the high school fees."
Edward's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Edward enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face now is the burden of school fees especially for my eldest child who goes to a private school"
Eliver's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Eliver enrolled.
"I plan to pay school fees, my eldest child is in college. I also have three others in secondary school."
Aska's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Aska received a $98 initial payment.
"I I used a portion of the transfer to settle some debt, paid 3,000 KES school fees to my daughter in high school while the rest was used to purchase foodstuffs for family consumption."
Dorine's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Dorine received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on buying 2 cows.i also want to buy chairs,bed and a mattress.I also want to pay school fees for my children."
Irine's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Irine received a $98 initial payment.
"I spent my token payment on buying 4 sheep at KES 8,000.I also paid school fees for my child."
Emilly's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Emilly received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on paying school fees for orphans am staying with.I also want to build a kitchen and buy a cow."
Olive's family
access_time almost 9 years ago
Olive received a $98 initial payment.
"I spent my token payment on paying school fees for my child and bought books."
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