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.
Nulu's family
access_time 8 years ago
Nulu received a $118 initial payment.
"Bedsheets chicken mattress and bricks"
Harriet's family
access_time 8 years ago
Harriet received a $118 initial payment.
"Bought 9 iron sheets, a bicycle, chicken and the rest spent on a few basic needs in the home"
Benter's family
access_time 8 years ago
Benter enrolled.
"Firstly, we intend to use part of the transfer to buy water pump to use in irrigation of our farm where we grow tomatoes, watermelon, cucumber, kales and other vegetables. Secondly, we plan to use another part of the transfer to build a chicken house for our local chickens. Lastly, we plan to use the remaining amount to pay school fees for our daughter in secondary school in form two, and also to pay college fees for our son, who is expected to join a polytechnic next year."
Pauline's family
access_time 8 years ago
Pauline enrolled.
"The achievement I'm proudest of is having bought a chicken with savings from my hairdressing business. I now have so many chickens that I have been selling some of them to get some income."
Alfred's family
access_time 8 years ago
Alfred enrolled.
"The achievement I'm proudest of is having bought three chickens with savings from the sales of tomatoes that I cultivated."
Michael's family
access_time 8 years ago
Michael enrolled.
"I intend to use the tranfer to start indigenous poultry farming.l will spend half of the transfer in building poultry structures and use the remaining part in purchasing chicks.l plan to sell eggs and mature chicken to my villagers to earn income."
Eunice's family
access_time 8 years ago
Eunice received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my first cash transfer to pay school fees worth 1500 KES,utensils 2500 KES ,shopping 1500 KES,chicken 800 KES,maize 750 KES invested 5000 KES on farming and finally gave out 500 KES as tithe ."
Rovisa's family
access_time 8 years ago
Rovisa enrolled.
"I do have chickens that i rear, from the chicken i get eggs and other grow up hens and cocks i sell to buy basic necessities like salt and soap."
Beatrice's family
access_time 8 years ago
Beatrice enrolled.
"I did have hens and cocks, the sale from eggs and other chicken i could use it for buying basic needs like salt and soap for myself."
Kennedy's family
access_time 8 years ago
Kennedy received a $494 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to buy a bull at 25,000 KES, ten chickens at 6,500 KES, one mattress at 4,000 KES, five cushions at 1,000 KES then used 3,000 KES to dig a hole for erecting a pit latrine."
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