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.
Helida's family
access_time 8 years ago
Helida received a $473 third payment.
"From my third transfer I bought a mattress, iron sheets, building nails, paid laborers building my kitchen, bought a wooden door, bought food for my laborers, kept some as savings and also spent some on other household expenditures. I use not to have a kitchen but cooked in the main house, this made my house dirty and my children could not study well due to smoke from the firewood, so when I got the transfer I spent most of it to buy iron sheets to build a separate kitchen."
Agnes's family
access_time 8 years ago
Agnes received a $473 third payment.
"My new goal is to sleep in a comfortable bed. I am planning to buy a new mattress and bedding since I already built a house I was so much in need of."
Dorothy's family
access_time 8 years ago
Dorothy enrolled.
"The achievement we are very proud of is, having bought a mattress using savings from my small business, because we used to sleep on a mat. "
Rose's family
access_time 8 years ago
Rose received a $474 third payment.
"I spent my third cash transfer on buying a cow 19,000 KES, a sofa set 15,000 KES, a table 4,000 KES, mattress 3,000 KES, solar 3,000 KES, bed 3,000 KES and barrel for storing water 1,000 KES."
Grace's family
access_time 8 years ago
Grace received a $491 second payment.
"I spent my second cash transfer on buying a goat 2500 KES, 1 sac of maize 3000 KES, mattress 6500 KES, steel door 7500 KES, 24 pieces of iron sheets 14,400 KES, labor charge 5000 KES, cedar poles 2600 KES, round poles 3120 KES, nails 2400 KES and paid school fees 4000 KES. "
James's family
access_time 8 years ago
James received a $98 initial payment.
"I spent my first cash transfer to purchase a mattress worth 3800KES,solar lantern 3900KES, paid school fees 1500KES and bought food with the rest of the money. "
Everline's family
access_time 8 years ago
Everline received a $98 initial payment.
"I spent my first cash transfer to purchase a mattress worth 3500KES,a blanket 700KES,a goat 3000KES and maize 1500KES."
Susan's family
access_time 8 years ago
Susan received a $98 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to mattress for 3000 KES, clothes for 2500 KES, maize for consumption for 3200 KES and the remaining 1200 KES i spent to buy food and other household expenses."
Emmaculate's family
access_time 8 years ago
Emmaculate received a $98 initial payment.
"I spent my first cash transfer to purchase 9 pieces of iron sheets worth 5500KES,mattress 2000KES,blanket 700KES,gum boot 500KES and bought food with the rest of the money."
Lillian's family
access_time 8 years ago
Lillian received a $98 initial payment.
"I spent my first cash transfer to purchase a mattress worth 2500KES,4 pieces of cushions1000KES,a sweater 1000KES,solar 700KES,a radio 700KES,shoes 500KES,clothes 400KES and bought food with the rest of the money."
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