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.
Evaline's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Evaline received a $96 initial payment.
"I used my first transfer to buy a bag of corn and food for my household because i live far away from the shopping center and we experienced a dry season. I also bought a mattress and table which desired to have. "
Patricia's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Patricia received a $96 initial payment.
"I spent most of my first transfer on a sack of corn and food for my household to help us brace the hard economic times and the dry season. I also bought a mattress which i needed most but could not afford."
Sila's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Sila received a $96 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to buy a sack of maize, two blankets, one mattress, two sheep the bought school uniforms for my four children."
Nambatya's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Nambatya received a $112 initial payment.
"Oh yes, a charcoal business, mattress, bedsheets and iron sheets! I used my first transfer on a charcoal business because I had no daily generating income and this will help sustain myself. I also used the transfer to buy myself beddings because I was lacking them, but now I am happy."
Sophia's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Sophia received a $96 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on purchase of iron sheets for 6,000 KES, mattress for 3,500 KES since those were the most pressing needs"
Sam's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Sam received a $112 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying iron sheets and bricks as I prepare to build a better house. The one I am staying in is so small and weak. I also bought a mattress so that I can sleep comfortably. "
Benta's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Benta received a $481 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer in buying building materials (Iron sheet, Nails, Timber), paid for labour and bought high density mattress."
Irene's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Irene received a $112 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying households like a bed and a mattress because my bed had got broken,I also bought some items like bricks in preparations for renovation which might fail down in case of a heavy rain."
Rovisa's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Rovisa received a $112 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying a gomesi because it's what i wanted at heart.i also bought a mattress which i didn't have."
Jesca's family
access_time almost 8 years ago
Jesca received a $112 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying a solar panel to help me cut costs which i have been spending on paraffin.I also bought a mattress so that i can stop sleeping on a mat."
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