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.
Beatrice's family
access_time 8 years ago
Beatrice received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to buy building materials that i used to expand my current house. I bought twelve iron sheets worth 7200 KES,I bought timber at 11540 KES,nails at 4000 KES,I paid 8300 KES for labour during the construction,i bought water that i spent 2600KES,i spent 1500 KES to transport all these from the hardware to home. I paid 600 KES.The remainder i used to buy food for my family."
Beatrice's family
access_time 8 years ago
Beatrice received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to buy a sheep for 1000 KES, 5000 KES i spent to buy mattress, 2000 KES i spent to buy water tank, 6000 KES i paid hospital bill for my son, 4000 KES i spent on transport to take the child to hospital, 3000 KES i spent to buy chicken, 7000 KES i spent to buy 180 kg of corn for family consumption, 1000 KES i spent to pay fee for my children and 20000 KES i spent to pay loan at our Sacco."
Linus's family
access_time 8 years ago
Linus received a $493 second payment.
"I spent 11,000 KES to buy 20 iron sheets, bought timber to use in constructing my house for 7,000 KES, pesticides to use in my tomato farm cost me 10,000 KES, bought clothes for 7,000 KES, water pipes for 5,000 KES and a bag of maize for 3,500 KES. The remaining amount was spent on buying food and other daily HH items."
Isaya's family
access_time 8 years ago
Isaya received a $493 second payment.
"I spent 30,000 KES to buy a water pump and another 16,000 KES to buy water pipes. the remaining amount was spent on buying food in the house."
Milka's family
access_time 8 years ago
Milka received a $493 second payment.
"From my second transfer, I bought 20 Iron sheets at 13,000 KES, bought trusses at 6020 KES, bought building posts at 7,000 KES, bought building poles at 3,900 KES, spent 6,500 KES , to pay laborers building my house, bought building nails at 2,760 KES, spent 2,000 KES on transportation, spent 2,6000KES to buy food for my laborers, bought water to build my house at 1,500 KES, spent 2,500 KES to pay school fees for my children, and the remaining 1,950 KES, I spent to buy food for my family."
Maurice's family
access_time 8 years ago
Maurice received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my second cash transfer on ploughing my farm 6,750 KES, vegetable seeds 2,000 KES, installed water for irrigation in my farm 5,000 KES, servicing water pump 3,000 KES. hoss pipe 3,500 KES, paid school fees 6,000 KES, and spent the remaining 23,000 KES on drilling a bore hole."
Florence's family
access_time 8 years ago
Florence received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to buy water pump for irrigating my farm and also spend some part of the transfer to plant tomatoes."
Godfrey's family
access_time 8 years ago
Godfrey received a $493 second payment.
"I spent the second transfer on buying 23 pieces of iron sheets 13,800 KES,timbers 7,000 KES, building poles 7,000 KES,nail 3,500 KES, water for construction 1,500 KES,a steel door 7,000 KES and fascia board 3,200 KES .I paid workers 7,500 KES and the remaining amount I bought food for the family."
Jared's family
access_time 8 years ago
Jared received a $493 second payment.
"from my second transfer, I paid school fees at 6,000 KES, bought water pipes at 21,000 KES, bought knapsack sprayer at 6,000 KES, bought seedlings for planting at 6,000 KES, bought 1 sack of maize at 3,500 KES, gave my wife 2,000 KES for daily household expenditure, spent 2,000 KES to pay medical bills, and the remaining 2,500 KES, I spent to buy food for my family."
Rosemary's family
access_time 8 years ago
Rosemary received a $493 second payment.
"Give Directly provide unconditional cash to the recipient while other NGOs provide material such as blanket,mattress,water tank and school uniform to the recipient."
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