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.
Carren's family
access_time 7 years ago
Carren received a $481 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on paying school fees for my two children who are in high school fees 20,000 KES. I bought sofa set seats 15,000 KES .I added stock onto my business fish vending business by adding fishing nets.."
Everline's family
access_time 7 years ago
Everline received a $481 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on paying school fee for my child who is in secondary school and used the rest on repairing both fishing net fishing boat."
Caroline's family
access_time 7 years ago
Caroline received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is the joy I have found having bought my spouse a boat to facilitate his fishing activities in the lake, something that has greatly improved the family's living standards."
Silah's family
access_time 7 years ago
Silah received a $481 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to buy a fishing boat (18,000 KES) , additional fishing nets (6,000 KES) as well as 32 iron sheets (25,125 KES) in readiness for building a better house."
Long's family
access_time 7 years ago
Long received a $482 second payment.
"I used a portion of the transfer to built a new iron roofed house. Bought a cow with a portion of the transfer. Purchased a fishing net with a portion of the transfer. I also bought foodstuffs for family consumption."
Zakayo's family
access_time 7 years ago
Zakayo received a $483 second payment.
"I spent my transfer on paying school fee for my son who is in secondary school. I then bought some iron sheets which I will be using in building myself a house because I currently live in a rental house. I then spent the rest on repairing my fishing boat which was leaking."
Joseph's family
access_time 7 years ago
Joseph received a $481 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have a parcel of land where I'll establish my own home. Apart from that, I earn some good income from my fishing activity which I commenced with the first transfer."
Carren's family
access_time 7 years ago
Carren received a $481 second payment.
"I spent my transfer on repairing my fishing boat which had broken down and was not being used for fishing any more. I then invested the rest of the transfer on a fish selling business and I have been saving the profits I make to use in building myself a new permanent house."
Lucy's family
access_time 7 years ago
Lucy received a $481 second payment.
"I spent 30000 KES of my second transfer on constructing a fishing boat and used 20000 KES on building a new house."
Janet's family
access_time 7 years ago
Janet received a $481 second payment.
"I spent my transfer on buying sand and cement and plastered my house. I then paid school fee for my children. I then spent the rest of the transfer on boosting my fishing business."
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