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.
Enock's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Enock received a $99 initial payment.
"With my upcoming transfer I would like to build a house, buy a water pump and do farming"
Rosemary's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Rosemary received a $99 initial payment.
"I want to buy a water pump to irrigating my farm and fertilizers for my farm."
Beatrice's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Beatrice received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 2,800 KES buying beddings, 5,00 KES buying water tank, 2,500 KES on buying a table, I paid 2, 000 KES school fees for my children, bought household utensil at 1, 990 and the remaining 200 i spent on buying food."
Rose's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Rose received a $494 second payment.
"I spent 29000 KES of the first transfer on building a kitchen, used 20000 KES on paying fee for both secondary and university students and used 1000 KES on buying water storage containers."
Peter's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Peter received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to use the upcoming transfer on buying water pump and water pipes for irrigating my farm. I'm also planning to buy 2 more bulls and add to the 4 bulls I already have so as to to have easy time ploughing."
Richard's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Richard enrolled.
"We would like to use part of the transfer to buy farm equipment such as water pump and dig a borehole. This will assist me in irrigating my crops. l also intend to buy a cow for milk consumption for my family and sell some to get income for my family."
Rose's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Rose received a $494 second payment.
"With my second transfer I was able to buy Round Polls at 7250 KES, Iron Sheets at 17000 KES, Polls at 6900 KES, Nails at 2400 KES, labour at 5000KES, steel door at 3000 KES, sand at 3000 KES, transportation at 2500 KES, water at 1000 KES (all this added up to a total of 45000 KES ) and the remaining 5000 KES I spent on food"
Jeremiah's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Jeremiah received a $494 second payment.
"When i received the money, i have a brother who is in high school and he had arrears of 8000KES so i paid that, i bought 30 iron sheets which cost me 17400KES and because we use donkeys to fetch water i bought one at 11300KES. Being that we never had a good harvest during the last planting season, i used 3200KES to buy some corn. I bought my personal effects with 3100KES. The remaining 16000KES I used to buy daily food for my aged mother and brother."
George's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
George enrolled.
"I would pay school fees for my son in form two.I would also buy water pump to irrigate my farm and hire for people who also stay closer to River Nyando.That would help me improve my farm and also get some income when I hire it."
Dismas's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Dismas enrolled.
"I would like to use part of the money to buy a cow to help me in future. Secondly l would wish to buy a water pump to help supply water in my farm to improve on production. Finally l would like to use the rest of the money to pay school fees for my child who is in standard eight and is joining high school come next year. "
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