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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8 years ago
Albert
received a $493 second payment.
"GD gives cash direct to recipients without any corruption while other NGOs gives cash to recipients through other people which involves a lot of corruption."
(Occupation: Small business)
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8 years ago
Agnes
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent the transfer on medication 2000 KES and still keeping the balance to open up a business."
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8 years ago
Philemon
received a $493 second payment.
"I used 30000 KES of the first lumpsum in restocking my business, paid 10000 KES school fee and added 5000 KES to the that was left 10000 KES and bought a cow."
(Occupation: Small business)
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8 years ago
Ruth
received a $493 second payment.
"I paid school fees 7000 KES, bought clothes for my children 3000 KES, started a kiosk business with 6000 KES,paid land deposit 10000 KES, television 17000 KES, aerial 1000 KES and a decoder 4000 KES."
(Occupation: Small business)
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8 years ago
Beatrice
received a $493 second payment.
"I bought a sewing machine for 8,000 KES, a cow for 18,000 KES and spent 23,000 KES in buying materials and other clothes to start my dress making business."
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8 years ago
Violet
received a $493 second payment.
"I plastered my house (22000), paid fees for 3 children (1300), bought 2 goats (6500), 2 bags of maize (6000), clothes and shoes (5000), food (2000) and invested 7000 in my chips business."
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8 years ago
Rael
received a $493 second payment.
"I paid 20,000KES on school fees for my child in secondary school, and spent 5,000KES on clothes for my children and us. I also used 20,000KES to boost my firewood and charcoal business."
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8 years ago
Antony
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent the transfer on paying school fees 27500 KES, 1 cow 13000 KES, 2 goats 4500 KES and boosted my business 3000 KES."
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8 years ago
Mboya
received a $493 second payment.
"GD sends us transfers more directly to our phones which reach us intact as opposed to other Ngos which send our donations via corrupt officials that slash them."
(Occupation: Small business)
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8 years ago
Hellen
received a $493 second payment.
"Other Ngos don't plan well with their donations; they enroll more people than what they have in stock while GD are more organized and their donations are perpetual."
(Occupation: Small business)
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