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
Beatrice
enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is that I have built a house and I am taking my children to school."
(Occupation: Small business)
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over 8 years ago
Monica
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having managed to save money that I get from my small business, with these savings I have been able to educate most of my children up to secondary school level."
(Occupation: Small business)
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over 8 years ago
George
enrolled.
"I am planning to start a small business, the business will be a barbershop and I will also be charging phones for villagers who don't have electricity, thus I will need to build a small premise and pay the electricity utility company for power connection."
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over 8 years ago
Joshua
received a $495 second payment.
"I spent my first lumpsum transfer on building an iron roofed house.I also started a second hand clothes business and bought a cow."
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over 8 years ago
Rose
received a $495 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am soon having a big good house."
(Occupation: Small business)
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over 8 years ago
Yunita
received a $495 second payment.
"I spent my first lumpsum transfer on paying school fees for my child.I also added capital to my business and bought food."
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over 8 years ago
Emerencia
received a $495 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have a daily income from my motorcycle business."
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over 8 years ago
Evaline
received a $99 initial payment.
"I used a larger portion of the transfer to pay fee to my son in secondary school. I also invested the rest in fish business."
(Occupation: Small business)
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over 8 years ago
Margaret
received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought sheep @ 2,200KES, and spent 1,000KES on utensils, 2000KES for school fees, 2,000 capital for fish and vegetable retailing business."
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over 8 years ago
Rose
received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to invest a portion of the transfer in livestock. I'm also planning to cement the floor of my house because at the moment it is earth and get dusty quickly."
(Occupation: Small business)
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