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 8 years ago
Jared
received a $99 initial payment.
"AM planning to buy water irrigation pipes for my farm."
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over 8 years ago
Judith
received a $99 initial payment.
"I paid labor cost 3000 KES for those who smeared the walls of my main house, I spent 2800 KE9S on 310 L water tank, and the remaining 4090 KES on food items. That is how I spent my token payment."
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over 8 years ago
Sabina
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my token payment on buying 3 bags of cement,a mattress,water container and food for my family."
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over 8 years ago
Eunice
received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought wooden seats at 4,000 KES, small water tank at 700 KES, utensils at 1,200 KES, three chickens at 1,500 KES, then used the rest to start cooking and selling of mandazis."
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over 8 years ago
Linet
enrolled.
"I am planning to buy cement ,concrete stones and sand so that I can cement my house since my floor always get watery during rainy season."
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over 8 years ago
Janet
enrolled.
"We are planning to spend our transfer to buy a water pump and pipes which we will use to do horticultural farming under irrigation as a source of livelihood. "
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over 8 years ago
Margaret
received a $493 second payment.
"I now feel safe now that I have a still door and also won't be going long distances in search of water because I now have a water tank."
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over 8 years ago
Linet
received a $493 second payment.
"When I received my first lumpsum transfer, I spent 13200 KES on 22 iron sheets, 9000 KES on a mattress, bed sheet and a blanket, 2000 KES on utensils, 1500 KES on water tanks, 3200 KES on a sack of maize, 3600 KES on clothing for my household members and I saved the remaining "
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over 8 years ago
Janet
received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought a water tank with my token payment."
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over 8 years ago
Esther
received a $99 initial payment.
"We spent 2,000 KES on medication after going through a C-section delivery, bought a mattress for 4,000 KES and a water container for 1,000 KES. The remaining amount was spent on buying food."
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