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
Faith
received a $496 second payment.
"I have never seen an NGO reaching to many and changing lives like GD because other NGOs in the area give materials like water tanks and shoes but not to every one."
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over 8 years ago
Carolyne
received a $496 second payment.
"I bought 8 bags of cement at 6,400 KES, paints worth 7,600 KES and paid 8,000 KES for labour to plaster and paint the house. I also bought a knaspack sprayer container at 2,500 KES, water pipe at 6,000 KES, paid up a debt of 3,000 KES, pesticides at 2,500 KES and sent 2,000 KES to my mother. I am planning to construct a cow shade with the rest of the transfer."
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over 8 years ago
Daudi
received a $496 second payment.
"I bought 14 iron sheets at 9,100 KES, 18 roofing poles at 2,700 KES, 13 wall poles at 2,340, nails at 1,760 KES and paid for labour at 2,500 KES to enlarge my house. I also bought a water tank at 3,000 KES, bought seats at 10,000 KES and paid school fees for 12,000 KES."
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over 8 years ago
Martin
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship is lack of proper water to carter for our needs."
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over 8 years ago
Millicent
received a $496 second payment.
"I bought water tank (28000 KES) paid school fees (10000 KES) and 12000 KES to start cereal business."
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over 8 years ago
Rose
received a $496 second payment.
"I bought 20 iron sheets, wall poles, roofing poles, nails and eight tanks of water at 37,000KES, paid 7,000KES labor charge and a debt of 5,000KES."
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over 8 years ago
Walter
received a $496 second payment.
"I bought 15 iron sheets at 9,300 KES, roofing poles at 3,500 KES, wall poles at 3,600 KES, nails at 1,500 KES, fissure board at 2,500 KES, a window at 2,200 KES and paid for labour at 10,000 KES to enlarge my house. I also bought plastic seats and water containers for 10,000 KES, mattress for 2,400 KES and paid school fees for 5,000 KES."
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over 8 years ago
Florence
received a $496 second payment.
"I bought a water tank worth 27000 KES for water storage. Paid 10000 KES fee to my son in high school. Purchased family foodstuffs with a portion of the remaining transfer. I still have 5000 KES at hand which I'll use to build a pit latrine. "
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over 8 years ago
Dorine
enrolled.
"We plan to spend the transfer to buy three bulls which we will use to plough our farms. We also plan to spend the transfer to buy a cow. We also plan to spend the transfer to buy a water pump which we will use to irrigate our tomato farm."
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over 8 years ago
Mary
received a $497 second payment.
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I bought and installed a water tank at 22,000 KES. I bought a cow at 14,000 KES and two plastic chairs at 1,400 KES. I paid Mkopa solar deposit of 9,000 KES. I spent the remaining amount on food, bedding and clothes."
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