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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8 years ago
Wider
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"I am planning to build a new house because my house is very small and the walls are almost collapsing because of the poor quality of soil we have around, purchase a boat for fishing to increase my income, purchase land for farming and pay dowry."
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8 years ago
Catherine
enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have assets that we have acquired through fishing such as a house and livestock."
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8 years ago
Judith
enrolled.
"First,I would like to construct a bigger house because this one is very small and also very weak because it was infested by termites.Secondly,I would like to buy some fishing ropes and a big fishing net that will aid in fishing inorder to boost my income."
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8 years ago
Emmaculate
enrolled.
"The happiest part of my day is at noon when I am back home from selling firewood and my spouse from fishing and we have food for the family."
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8 years ago
Odhiambo
enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have tried so hard and have been able to buy a boat which we use for fishing."
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8 years ago
George
enrolled.
"The achievement that I am proudest of is that in the past I had a small house made of five iron sheets but I managed to build a bigger one which has twenty seven iron sheets using cash that I had saved from the fishing job that I used to do."
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8 years ago
Lencer
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is lack of a stable source of income. We solely depend on fishing which is not a reliable venture."
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8 years ago
Beatrice
enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have been able to take our children to school. We have tried very hard to pay fees from the meagre income that we get from fishing."
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8 years ago
Jacob
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"The happiest part of my day is around midday when I am relaxing after I am through with fishing and am waiting for my lunch."
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8 years ago
Millicent
enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is that my income is too little to support my family. This is because in a day,I can make 100 KSH out of my fishing business and this is the amount I use for budgeting hence at times I even find it difficult to feed my children properly."
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