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.
Patrice's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Patrice received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought a bed at 3000 KES,shoes at 180 KES, matress at 1800 KES,blanket at 800 KES and medicine at 700 KES."
Sarah's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Sarah received a $99 initial payment.
"I used my token to pay school fees (5000), i bought medicine for my aching leg (3000) and used (2000) to farm."
Lilian's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Lilian received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my token payment on buying 2 goats.I also paid medical bills and medicine for my husband and bought maize."
Rachel's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Rachel received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent the token payments on purchasing medicines at 3000 KES and the remaining 7000 KES in purchasing a roll of barbed wire for fencing my compound."
Damaris's family
access_time 8 years ago
Damaris enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that my son is currently in the University pursuing his bachelors degree in medicine. I am happy because I know he has a brighter future and it's because of our effort."
George's family
access_time 8 years ago
George enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we have been living with HIV but we don't have adequate income which can enable us to get the right medicine and diet to keep us healthy."
Evaline's family
access_time 8 years ago
Evaline enrolled.
"I would say,my sickness has been my biggest hardship. This is because I'm suffering from tuberculosis and having to take medicine daily on an empty stomach is no joke since I cannot afford to buy food daily because I don't have a proper source of income and my spouse is also jobless."
Anjeline's family
access_time 8 years ago
Anjeline enrolled.
"My biggest hardship has been my sickness. I was diagnosed with pressure in 2013 but unfortunately I could not afford to buy medicine because they were very expensive and even now I'm still struggling to buy these medicines."
Cyprian's family
access_time 8 years ago
Cyprian enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on expanding my business of brick making by buying tools like shovels and a hammer, I will also use part of the transfer on building a house that is bigger than the one I have now and because my wife is sick, I will use part of the transfer on buying medicine that she needs as she suffered a stroke leaving her almost paralysed."
Violet's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Violet enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is taking of my children,it's not easy,at times when they are sick and I don't have the money to buy medicine for them i am forced to leave my identity card at the hospital and to collect it later when I have cleared the bill."
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