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.
Charles's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Charles received a $481 second payment.
"I spent my money on medicine to help me recover from the pain I was going through after I had an accident. I also paid school fees for my children which was really bothering me."
Yunia's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Yunia enrolled.
"I plan to use the transfer on doing an extension to my house because my current one is not enough for my big family. Secondly,l will spend the remaining amount on buying household items like chairs beds and matress. Lastly,l will use the transfer on paying medical bills for my cancer clinic visits and buying medicine."
Caroline's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Caroline received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my second cash transfer to build a chicken coop worth 17000KES,bought chicks 10000KES,food the chicks 6000KES,vaccines and other medicine 4500KES,charcoal 1500KES,school fees 5000KES,a sack of maize 3600KES,kept 2200KES as saving to buy food for the chicks after sometime."
Caroline's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Caroline received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying 2 sheep worth 5000 KES, clothes worth 2900 KES, medicine worth 1500 KES and food worth 600 KES"
Pamela's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Pamela received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my first cash transfer on paying hospital bill 4,500 KES, bought medicine 3,000 KES and 1 sac of maize 2,500 KES."
Annah's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Annah received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to buy fridge for 18000 KES, 7600 KES i paid hospital bill, 16000 KES i spent to buy medicine and 7000 KES i spent on boosting my shop business."
Joyce's family
access_time 8 years ago
Joyce received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to spend my upcoming transfer on rearing poultry for commercial. Since I have two children in college doing medicine I'll have to spend some of the money on paying their school fee."
Zakiya's family
access_time 8 years ago
Zakiya enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is loosing my two children in my hands because i did not have money to buy them medicine."
Elijah's family
access_time 8 years ago
Elijah enrolled.
"I plan to pay school fees for my two children in University,both in first studying medicine."
Eunice's family
access_time 8 years ago
Eunice received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought materials and built a pit latrine KES 8500, and bought feeds and medicine for my chicken KES 1450."
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