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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over 7 years ago
Zakayo
enrolled.
"The happiest part of my day is in the evening after coming back from my fishing business, having a chat with my friends."
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over 7 years ago
Sila
enrolled.
"My happiest part of the day is in the morning when I've gotten enough Fish for sale, I do fishing. "
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over 7 years ago
Rebbeca
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i have faced in my is how to meet the basic needs with little resources that i have. The money i get from fishing activity is hand to mouth, and can't be enough for your long term goals like educating my children, as well as building my own house."
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over 7 years ago
Richard
enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is lack of enough income which has made it difficult for me to take care of my family in terms of food and school fee.Income from fishing is so little ."
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over 7 years ago
Stephene
enrolled.
"Receiving this money makes me happy as I will be able to afford a boat which can enable me to do fishing easily as I am a fisherman."
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over 7 years ago
Wilson
received a $97 initial payment.
"I spent on buying a bag of maize because there was so much drought and hunger, paying school fees for my children and purchasing fishing nets which I am using to catch fish in the lake as my economic activity."
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over 7 years ago
Nancy
received a $97 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on paid 4,500 KES school fee for my two children in primary and high schools, bought 50 kilograms of maize at 2,500 KES, fishing ropes at 1,300 KES, then used the rest of the transfer on food for the house. Am now able to get some income from my fishing ropes."
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over 7 years ago
Carroline
enrolled.
"My favorite part of the day is in the morning,when my spouse is back from fishing safe and sound."
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over 7 years ago
Hellen
enrolled.
"I'm happy to be receiving this money.
I plan to build my own house as well as start a fishing business."
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over 7 years ago
Christine
enrolled.
"Fishing "
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