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
Peres
received a $473 third payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that my living standards have changed as I have two expensive energetic oxen unlike before the transfer where I used to hire oxen for cultivation, this was expensive,now I don't have to worry of the cost and I also don't practice labor exchange with others farmers which used to take most of my time. "
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
Benter
received a $491 third payment.
"My new goal is to start sugarcane farming to enable me raise school fees for my children."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
Janet
received a $473 third payment.
"Yes,my new goal is to venture into a bar business.I have gained lots of knowledge from working as an empolyee in local bars and right now this is want I am thinking about because I will definately get more income to sustain my family members."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
Thomas
received a $473 third payment.
"Yes, now more than anything i wish to get a job or capital to start a business soon to help me fend for my children."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
Venice
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is, inadequate income to start a coffin-making business."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
Dorothy
enrolled.
"The achievement we are very proud of is, having bought a mattress using savings from my small business, because we used to sleep on a mat. "
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
Monica
enrolled.
"Making ends meet is my biggest hardship in life.We got poor maize yields this season,so we have to entirely depend on profits from my fast food kiosk business to buy food which is not enough to sustain us. "
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
Paul
enrolled.
"Inadequate income to buy food for my children, is the biggest hardship we have faced."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
Joseph
enrolled.
"The achievement I'm proudest of is, having these my two children, after their mother's death."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 7 years ago
Elizabeth
enrolled.
"The achievement we are very proud of is, having built rental houses using savings from my husband's casual work."
(Country: Kenya)
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