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. Learn more about how recipients opt in to share their stories.
Pamela's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Pamela received a $484 second payment.
"I spent a larger portion of my second transfer on buying cement which I used in plastering my house.I bought a solar panel and a television set. I bought trunk box for storing my clothes. I paid a four months house rent. I bought food, gave my spouse 2000 KES which he used in repairing his motorcycle and saved 5000 KES."
Emma's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Emma received a $426 initial payment.
"The moment I received my first transfer, I felt very happy and thanked God for the life changing blessing that was a grantee of my living standard changing positively." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)
Girades's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Girades enrolled.
"Receiving this money means buying a motorcycle for my household.I intend to hire it out to someone who will use it for "boda boda" bussiness. This motorcycle will provide my household with additional income to buy soap, books and clothes for my children."
John's family
access_time over 6 years ago
John enrolled.
"Receiving this money means an investment to my household. I intend to recover a garden of land that my brother gave out as security, for a loan that he borrowed two years ago.Use this land to grow crops for food and sale part for household income. My second lumpsum will be for buying a second hand motorcycle which will help me carry out "boda boda" bussiness within and outside my village"
James's family
access_time over 6 years ago
James enrolled.
"Receiving this money will help me to buy my own motorcycle to ride as a boda boda,carrying passengers in the near by town of siroko district.This will generate money for feeding and paying fees for my children in kotia mokongoro primary school ." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)
Francis's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Francis enrolled.
"Receiving this money means i can be able to buy myself a motorcycle that i can ride and get money to buy a piece of land to farm in, buy acow so that my family can take milk and generally raise my children well." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)
Teddy's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Teddy enrolled.
"Receiving this money will help me buy motorcycle for my family,my spouse will be riding it carrying passengers in anear by municipality of mbale thus making money for our survival"
Geofrey's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Geofrey enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i have faced is lack of money to buy a motorcycle that can help me transport my sweet potatoes to town.I ride long distance almost every day to take potatoes for sale."
William's family
access_time over 6 years ago
William received a $482 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that since I started purchasing building materials, constructing my own home has been imminent and this has really fostered peace between me and my brothers. Before then, everyone was looking down upon me since I was delaying to build and move to my own home . My brothers are now certain that very soon, I will build my own home then allow them to build too." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)
Beatrice's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Beatrice received a $482 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my family now have a nice house to stay in. This was not possible before I never got the transfer." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)
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