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.
Andrew's family
access_time 6 years ago
Andrew enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is raising money for the family, because the motor cycle taxi business cannot raise enough money to feed the family and pay fees to my children. At times i get so little money that only carter for fuel and the owners dues leaving me with nothing for my family." (Campaign: UBI)
William's family
access_time 6 years ago
William enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is that I managed to take my son John to Utalii college and currently he is working thereby making him independent. I did all this with the little amount of cash that I had saved over the years. " (Campaign: UBI)
Pius's family
access_time 6 years ago
Pius enrolled.
"The achievement am proudest of was building my house.I used to buy materials in small quantities until I was able to complete it.It makes proud to live in an iron roofed house." (Campaign: UBI)
Josfin's family
access_time 6 years ago
Josfin enrolled.
"The achievement that l am proudest of is joining one acre fund organization i(a farming NGO). Using the skills I learnt from the NGO I was able to get a bumper harvest in 2017 which helped me boost my income." (Campaign: UBI)
Julius's family
access_time 6 years ago
Julius received a $4 initial payment.
"In the next six months my life would have changed to a better level." (Campaign: UBI)
Livingstone's family
access_time 6 years ago
Livingstone received a $4 initial payment.
"My new goal to join a table banking group in my village. We will be saving our transfers together as a way of pooling funds. I have mobilized 10 people in our neighborhood, each of us will be contributing KES 1000 per month. We will then have a kitty from which a member will get a loan when they need to, so as to invest in an income generating venture. I personally plan to buy livestock for dairy purposes through my membership in the group." (Campaign: UBI)
Daniel's family
access_time 6 years ago
Daniel received a $22 initial payment.
"I don't rely on one source of money to meet my needs. It has wiped my tears since i can now afford basics needs." (Campaign: UBI)
Florence's family
access_time 6 years ago
Florence enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is how to pay school fees for my children both in college and secondary school. This has made not to build a spacious house. " (Campaign: UBI)
Victoria's family
access_time 6 years ago
Victoria enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that, whenever it is rainy season, my house leaks and the water damages my household items hence interfering with my budget since my hoise is thatched. " (Campaign: UBI)
Pamela's family
access_time 6 years ago
Pamela enrolled.
"The greatest achievement that I am proud of is that, last season I managed to buy furniture for my house from sale of beans that I had harvested from my farm. In that season, I had bumper harvest after adding farm input which I had not done in previous seasons. " (Campaign: UBI)
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