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.
Rose's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"My biggest challenge in life is paying school fees for my children in secondary school. They've missed several school days because of fees balances in school.My income from farming is limited and not enough to pay their school fees. " (Country: Kenya)
Ayub's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Ayub received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend part of the transfer to construct a new house. My current house is grass thatched and in a very dilapated condition. I may also use part of the transfer to start poultry keeping project. This will make gain some income as its very marketable in my area." (Country: Kenya)
Lynete's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Lynete received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming tranafer to build a new house. My current house is leaking. I may also use part of the transfer to start a retail shop where i will be able to get some income and sustain my family." (Country: Kenya)
Pamela's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Pamela received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to build a more spaciuos house using the upcoming transfer " (Country: Kenya)
Pamela's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Pamela enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I used to sell some plastics through which I was able to buy the iron roofs that I used to build my house." (Country: Kenya)
Pamela's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Pamela enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that I farm for other people and I get paid,through the pay i have been able to take my child to high school and I also manage to provide for them despite the small pay that I get." (Country: Kenya)
Grace's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Grace enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement was building our own house while I was still working. I had to save some money for a while so as to buy the materials that I need to construct the house we are in." (Country: Kenya)
Sicola's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Sicola enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is taking care of my children,it made me to take them to my brothers place so that he can assist them. I am also not well,I have been in and out of hospital for long and I can't do much for myself." (Country: Kenya)
Dinah's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Dinah received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to take my eldest son for vocational training and also build a new and bigger house because the current one is very small with dilapidated walls. " (Country: Kenya)
Emilly's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Emilly received a $491 second payment.
"The biggest difference is that I can now sleep comfortably knowing that my sons houses will not be flooded again and will not fall down anytime soon." (Country: Kenya)
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