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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almost 6 years ago
Silvia
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have constructed a house for my son so that he won't be sleeping in the same room with sheep and chicken."
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almost 6 years ago
Lily
received a $549 initial payment.
"I spent my transfer on school fees for my child who is almost completing secondary school. The school wanted a huge sum of money for my child to be boarding and I had no idea where to get the money. I also spent it on chicken, chicken mesh,food, and clothing for my children."
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almost 6 years ago
Weldon
received a $23 eleventh payment.
"My goal for the next four months is to start a poultry project. I am planning to use the money from merry go round to build a poultry house and buy chicken. This project will be a constant source of income to buy food for my family. I will also be able to save more money to meet other family needs such as paying school fees for my children."
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almost 6 years ago
George
received a $23 eighth payment.
"My additional goals in the next four months are to start and grow my poultry farm, from which I will be able to raise more eggs and chicken for sale thus earn more income. I also aspire to furnish my house with a new set of chairs. Since I have bought building sand and six bags of cement, I hope that when I receive my transfers for the next four months, I will spend them on buying more bags of cement and thereafter plaster my house."
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almost 6 years ago
Nelson
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I am looking forward to building a poultry house now that I have increased the number of chicken. This, I plan to accomplish once I receive money from our monthly merry go round."
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almost 6 years ago
Benson
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect to buy more chicken to boost my poultry farming. I currently keep local chicken which will soon start to hatch chicks and I believe in the next six months, I will have over fifty chicken from which I will be able to get more income."
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almost 6 years ago
Humphrey
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"My new goal in the next four months is to expand my poultry project by rearing more chicken. In my village, poultry farming is a lucrative business during festive seasons. Secondly, in my community cocks are highly valued since they are mostly used for some cultural practices thus making them to fetch a good amount of money in the market."
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almost 6 years ago
Sheila
received a $548 initial payment.
"I spent KES 25000 of the transfer on buying a dairy cow. I then used KES 1000 on paying school fees for my children in primary school. I then clothed my family with KES 5000. I also bought 2 bags of maize at KES 5000. I used KES 5000 to buy chicken. I bought wood for building in preparation for building a house as soon as I get the next transfer at KES 6000. I also bought maize seeds and fertilizers at KES 7000. I finally bought a goat worth KES 3000. We had already budgeted for all these together with my husband and we are happy that we accomplished the plan."
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almost 6 years ago
Betty
received a $549 initial payment.
"I spend my transfer on food, school fees, wire mesh, bedding and clothes for my children. I have always wanted to keep the chicken for business purposes. The weather in my community is viable for keeping the chicken. Therefore I decided to buy a wire mesh to fence my compound all around. This means that I will be able to get at least some money on the sale of eggs and chicken for meat purposes. This money will sustain my family in future in terms of school fees and other basic needs."
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almost 6 years ago
Rotich
received a $549 initial payment.
"When I received my first transfer I was totally overwhelmed with joy.I have never thought we will come across such a large amount of money in our lives. My family and I decided to celebrate that day by slaughtering a chicken we normally keep for emergencies. Up to now, I'm still shocked at how God can shine on me without much struggle."
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