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.
Lavenda's family
access_time 8 years ago
Lavenda received a $494 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to build a house for 30000KES. I also bought a cow for 11000KES, water tank for 2000KES, and 4 plastic chairs for 2000KES. The remaining cash i spent on daily household expenses like food."
Evaline's family
access_time 8 years ago
Evaline received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to spend my upcoming transfer on buying water pump for irrigating my farm."
Susan's family
access_time 8 years ago
Susan received a $494 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have a donkey hence I don't buy water but fetch from the lake."
Mary's family
access_time 8 years ago
Mary received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on tomato farming, a generator to pump water into the farm and paying school fees for my children."
Anna's family
access_time 8 years ago
Anna received a $494 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to buy the following: 9 bags of cement for 7200KES, bed for 4600KES, cow for 16000KES, 180 kg of corn for 8000KES, water tank for 2500KES, a mobile handset for 4000KES and 3 hens for 1800KES. I also paid school fee for my son for 2400KES and construct a pit latrine for 3000KES."
Peninah's family
access_time 8 years ago
Peninah enrolled.
"My first plan is to use part this money to pay school fees for my five children. Two of them are in form one, one in class seven, another in class six and the last in class three. Secondly, I intend to use another part to buy water pipes to enable me to irrigate my farm. Lastly, I intend to use the remaining amount to start a small business of selling fish."
Dejakes's family
access_time 8 years ago
Dejakes enrolled.
"Firstly, we intend to use part of this money to invest in farming by buying water pump to help in irrigation in the small farming. Lastly we intend to use the remaining amount to pay school fees for our children in secondary school, one in form three, another in university."
Beatrice's family
access_time 8 years ago
Beatrice enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement was when we saved money from farming and bought water pump which is currently helping out to irrigate our vegetables in the farm."
Buyeka's family
access_time 8 years ago
Buyeka enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is buying a bicycle because fetching water become more easy."
Enock's family
access_time 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"
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