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.
Daniel's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Daniel received a $98 initial payment.
"I want to buy a water pump that i will use to irrigate my horticulture farm during the dry season. I also want to reinforce my current house since my current roof is leaking."
Dickson's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Dickson received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to buy a water pump and do farming with my upcoming transfer"
Judith's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Judith received a $98 initial payment.
"I have been struggling for clean water both for domestic and farm use and therefore I found it prudent to dig a well with the whole of this token transfer."
Sophy's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Sophy received a $491 second payment.
"I spent 38,000KES on buying a water pump for watering my crops and therefore facilitate my work at the farm and increase my production."
Fransisca's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Fransisca received a $473 third payment.
"My new goal is to be able to to see my children through education this is by being able to afford to pay school fees for them and I would also like to buy a water tank that will help me in water conservation"
Caren's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Caren received a $473 third payment.
"My new goal is to buy a water tank for storing water because I experience water shortage problem hence I have to take several trips to collect water , this is very exhaustive and time consuming."
Emilly's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Emilly received a $473 third payment.
"I spent my third cash transfer on buying a barell for storing water, paid a loan that I borrowed to buy a solar panel, paid college fees for my daughter, bought maize, sorghum to beef up food security and deposited 8,000 KES in my savings account."
Mary's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Mary received a $473 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on purchasing a water tank,fixed a steel door for security purposes,build my own toilet for hygiene reasons and to avoid going to the bush when pressed.I also used part of the money to build my son a house as per our traditional and spent the rest of the money to buy a dairy cow which will reproduce faster and can sell the young ones if need be."
Janet's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Janet received a $473 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on purchasing a sack of maize for the family member to have daily meals,bought clothes for the children since the previous ones were very old. I also purchased a water tank to store large amounts of water because I had small jerricans hence I could make many trips to fetch water."
Yunia's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Yunia enrolled.
"My happiest part of the day is in the morning when l am fetching water from the river using my donkey to take my customers."
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