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.
Jared's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jared received a $99 initial payment.
"AM planning to buy water irrigation pipes for my farm."
Judith's family
access_time 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."
Sabina's family
access_time 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."
Eunice's family
access_time 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."
Linet's family
access_time 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."
Janet's family
access_time 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. "
Margaret's family
access_time 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."
Linet's family
access_time 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 "
Janet's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Janet received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought a water tank with my token payment."
Esther's family
access_time 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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