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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over 8 years ago
Daniel
received a $496 second payment.
"l spend the transfer to plaster my house so l bought 12 bags of cements at 9000 kshs, sand at 8000 kshs, l spend 5000 kshs to pay for labor, l also spend 12000 kshs to buy iron-sheets, l also bought 2 windows at 5000 kshs, l spend 2000 kshs to pay school fees for my child in school, l gave my wife 2000 kshs to add into her business , l also spend 2000 kshs to weed, l bought 1 sack of maize at 2000 kshs the remaining balance l spend to buy foodstuffs."
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over 8 years ago
Jackline
received a $496 second payment.
"GD is more reliable than other Ngos working in our community since others will never act according to their pledge."
(Occupation: Small business)
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over 8 years ago
Margaret
received a $496 second payment.
"Thanks to GD for bringing a difference in my life. I remember there was a time I lost my son and when my friends came to console me, I did not manage to accommodate them well since the room was too small to accommodate more than 3 people, however GD enabled me to have a bigger room and I am now confident that it can accommodate my visitors."
(Occupation: Small business)
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over 8 years ago
Pamela
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is when i am able to work in my farm and yield produce enough to put up for sale at the lake shore. "
(Occupation: Small business)
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over 8 years ago
Tabither
enrolled.
"We are planning to put up a bigger house than this one, buy livestock, start up a small business and spend rest the on furniture, food, clothing and school fees. "
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over 8 years ago
Teresa
enrolled.
"The proudest achievement that we have is being able to own and work on our farm to have produce at the end of it."
(Occupation: Small business)
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over 8 years ago
Lilian
enrolled.
"The biggest harship the we have is not being able to pay school fees for our children to go to school so sometimes they just stay at home while their fellow schoolmates continue learning and also at times it's challenging to get money at the end of the day business is sometimes low."
(Occupation: Small business)
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over 8 years ago
Dorcas
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I have struggled as a business lady to keep my children in school."
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over 8 years ago
Judith
enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on buying eighteen bags of cement that I will use in plastering my house, I will spend part of the transfer on building a toilet, I will also start a small business of fish selling and part of it also I will spend on paying school fees for my children."
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over 8 years ago
Grace
enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is that we were able to save cash through our farming business of selling cattle which enabled us to buy a piece of land that we build our house on."
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