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
Elizabeth
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that I lack many things in my house which include furniture and a water tank for water harvesting and because I fall sick more often, I find it difficult to drink water from the lake hence I am forced to depend on rain which is unreliable."
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over 8 years ago
Eunice
enrolled.
"The happiest part of my day is when I go to graze my cows and give them water to drink. "
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over 8 years ago
George
received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent the transfer on paying school fees ksh 3200, water tank 210 ltrs ksh 1500,gave my wife ksh 2000 for business and mattress ksh 3500."
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over 8 years ago
Anjilina
received a $496 second payment.
"GD gives cash while the other organization offers water tanks and the other pays school fees. "
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over 8 years ago
Beatrice
enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is that we have some donkeys that we use for transporting water to different people and we are able to make a few shillings."
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over 8 years ago
Samson
received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to repair the roof of my house and buy water tank."
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over 8 years ago
Beatrice
received a $99 initial payment.
"I'm planning to replace the walls of my house with new earth because the current walls is in bad shape. I have a plan of building a kitchen where I can prepare my meals and even my children get a place to sleep. I'm also planning to buy a water tank which will help me store rain water."
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over 8 years ago
Joyce
received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought a mattress worth 5,000 KES. Used 1,500 KES to buy water container. Bought a suit case at 1,800 KES. I also bought family clothes, shoes, and foodstuffs."
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over 8 years ago
Elizabeth
received a $99 initial payment.
"I am planning to buy a water tank and to plaster my house."
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over 8 years ago
Hezron
received a $99 initial payment.
"I used a portion of the transfer to buy building materials(6 pieces of iron sheets, and timber). I also bought water containers with the remaining portion of the transfer."
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