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
Dorine
received a $496 second payment.
"l spend 20000 kshs of the transfer to pay school fees for my child in High school, 10000 kshs for my child in collage the remaining 20000 kshs l spend to add stock to my business."
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over 8 years ago
Emelder
received a $496 second payment.
"l spend the whole transfer to add stock to my small scale business."
(Occupation: Small business)
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over 8 years ago
Salome
received a $496 second payment.
"GD enrolls people and comes back unlike others who enroll and do not come back."
(Occupation: Small business)
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over 8 years ago
Pamela
received a $496 second payment.
"I spent my first transfer on building an iron roofed house.I also paid school fees for my daughter and started a small business."
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over 8 years ago
Anna
enrolled.
"I am planning to start a small business selling fast moving consumer goods and also open a grocery store."
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over 8 years ago
Lilian
enrolled.
"Am planning to use part of the money to build a three roomed semi-permanenet house since am homeless and live in a a small rental house, I'll use the rest to start a small business selling motorbike spare parts. "
(Occupation: Small business)
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over 8 years ago
Martha
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having started a small business selling groceries and also carrying out casual labour jobs. The money that I earned from all these activities enabled me to build my current house."
(Occupation: Small business)
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over 8 years ago
Rose
enrolled.
"I am planning to start a small business selling cereals like beans, maize, sorghum and millet."
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over 8 years ago
Naomi
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am not having a piece of land and therefore I will buy one and settle down with the whole of my upcoming lumpsum payment."
(Occupation: Small business)
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over 8 years ago
Jesta
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 4000 KES of my token payment on a bed, 600 KES on a blanket and I invested the remaining 5400 KES on dagaa and vegetable business."
(Occupation: Small business)
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