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.
Martha's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Martha received a $484 second payment.
"I pent most of my second transfer to buy a cow which I have always longed for, I bought two sacks of maize for my family's consumption, I bought a bed and a mattress because I was spreading a mat on the floor to sleep on. I bought school uniform and paid school fees for my children and the remaining amount I spent on household expenditure."
John's family
access_time over 7 years ago
John received a $484 second payment.
"I spent most of the second transfer to pay university fee for my son. The remaining balance l spent to buy two mattresses for my own and for my children since all our mattresses where very old."
Meldah's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Meldah received a $484 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on cementing my house at 27,000 KES, bought seats at 9,000 KES, a mattress at 4,000 KES, a sack of maize at 4,650 KES, then used the rest of the cash on other little house items."
Brenda's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Brenda received a $484 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on building an iron roofed house at 30,000 KES, bought a mattress at 3,000 KES, used 7,000 KES to start a kiosk business then used the rest of the cash on little home errands."
Dorothy's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Dorothy received a $97 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on a mattress (4,500 KES), paid primary school fee for our child(2,000 KES) and bought dry corn (3,000 KES)."
Anjelina's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Anjelina received a $484 second payment.
"I spent most of my first transfer to buy sand, cement and paints which I have used to plaster my house and paint my house to make it look beautiful. I bought a new mattress because the one I was using was small and uncomfortable. I paid school fees for my grandchild who had been sent home for school fees and the remaining amount I spent to pay my medical bills and to buy food for my family."
Millicent's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Millicent received a $484 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on buying a fishing boat at 25,000 KES, a mattress at 4,400 KES, ten cushions at 4,000 KES, I then added some of my money to the rest of the cash and bought a sofa set at 20,000 KES."
Alfred's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Alfred received a $484 second payment.
"I spent the larger part of my second transfer on building a decent spacious three roomed house 45000 KES and now I no longer stay in a grassed thatched house.I bought food for my family 1000 KES and a mattress 4000 KES."
Alice's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Alice received a $484 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on buying a sofa set at 27,000 KES, paid 10,000 KES school fee for my child in high school, a mattress at 5,000 KES, my children's clothes at 4,000 KES, then used the rest on food food for the house."
Edwin's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Edwin received a $484 second payment.
"I spent my spent my second transfer on buying a bed at 3,000 KES, a mattress at 4,000 KES, an ox at 16,100 KES, a solar lamp at 3,000 KES, used 15,000 KES to boost my borrowing business, then used the rest of the transfer on other home errands."
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