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.
John's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
John enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is my cow. Before getting one i sold the chickens, goats then later got my current cow."
Edith's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Edith enrolled.
"I did have a free range poultry system that i used to sell their eggs and the chicken to buy books and pens for my children and some of them for home consumption."
Giradesi's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Giradesi enrolled.
"I did have chicken that i used to rear and they could provide for me eggs for home consumption and some could hatch to chicks, that could grow and i sell them to increase on my household income."
Emmanuel's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Emmanuel enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of are my chicken because they enable me to take care of basic needs like buying clothes."
Miriam's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Miriam enrolled.
"I did rear chicken that i sold to pay school fees for my children."
Carren's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Carren enrolled.
"Our first plan is to use part of the transfer to start poultry keeping activity, with local chickens. Our second plan is to use another part of the transfer, to build a house, because this one is in a bad condition, and might fall down soon. Lastly, we plan to use the remaining amount to plough our farms, for food security."
Hassein's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Hassein received a $117 initial payment.
"I used my first transfer on buying a solar panel, cemented my house floor, paid school fees for my children and bought 3 chicken."
Caroline's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Caroline received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on renting land with 6000 KES, buying chicken worth 1000 KES, a goat worth 2000 KES and bought food with 1000 KES"
Maureen's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Maureen received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying a fence worth 3000 KES, chicken worth 2500 KES, paying school fees worth 4000 KES and buying plastic tins worth 500 KES"
Mary's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Mary received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent the first transfer on buying a goat 3,000KES,a kid 6,00KES,two chickens 6,00KES, my clothes 2,000KES and added some money into the capital of my weaving business 3,800KES."
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