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.
Josephine's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Josephine received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to pay secondary school fees, rear chicken - local layers and plant onions and tomatoes to diversify my income."
Julius's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Julius received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to fix windows and complete the house i started building and start rearing chicken for sale."
Grace's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Grace received a $99 initial payment.
"I used my token payment to buy a sheep KES 2400, built a chicken house KES 5700 and bought a bag of maize KES 3200. I topped up KES 1800."
Caren's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Caren received a $99 initial payment.
"I used my token payment to buy 4 sheep KES 7500, bought food KES 400 and built a chicken house KES 2000."
Rosemary's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rosemary received a $493 second payment.
"I have acquired new stock of livestock including sheep and goats; Initially, I possess only a chicken that could not rescue me from any financial emergency due to their low values. The biggest difference in my daily life now is that the increase in my livestock have increased my safety net and reduced my vulnerability to any possible financial crisis."
Elsa's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Elsa received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to invest my upcoming lump-sum payment in livestock business. I will buy cows, chicken and sheep."
Joyce's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Joyce received a $493 second payment.
"l spent the transfer to buy furniture at 21000 KES, l am planning to build so l bought iron-sheets at 13000 KES, l also paid school fees of 6000 KES to my child in secondary school, l spent 4000 KES to buy goat and chicken, the remaining balance l spent to buy food. "
Linet's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Linet received a $99 initial payment.
"I plan to build an iron roofed house, pay my dowry and buy chicken and cattle for keeping."
Ali's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Ali enrolled.
"The achievement we're proudest of is having been able to save money from farming and bought some chickens that have since multiply into many more."
Charles's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Charles enrolled.
"I have planned to set up a chicken farm which will earn me some income,the remaining one I will use to expand my house and I will buy some animals to keep."
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