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.
Salina's family
access_time 8 years ago
Salina received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my first cash transfer on buying a goat 2,700 KES, 1 sac of maize 3,100 KES, mattress 2,600 KES, paid 600 KES in school for my son and the remaining 900 KES I spent on other house expenses."
Jackline's family
access_time 8 years ago
Jackline received a $99 initial payment.
"from my first transfer, i spent 2,500 KES to buy timber, spent 2,500 KES to buy iron sheets, spent 1,500 KES to buy building poles, spent 1,500 KES to pay laboresr building my house, spent 1,000 KES to buy mattress and the remaining 750 KES I spent to buy cushions."
Poline's family
access_time 8 years ago
Poline received a $99 initial payment.
"From my first transfer, I spent 5,000 KES to buy a mattress, I spent 4,000 KES to hire a farm, and the remaining 800 KES I spent to buy food for my family."
Pamela's family
access_time 8 years ago
Pamela received a $99 initial payment.
"From my first transfer, I spent 4,500 KES to buy a mattress, spent 2,700 KES to pay school fees and the remaining 2,300 KEs I spent to pay debt."
Gordon's family
access_time 8 years ago
Gordon received a $493 second payment.
"I used 26000 KES of my second transfer to buy a television set,I spent 3200 KES to buy two sheep,2000 KES to buy a sack of corn,I paid 1000 KES school fees for my child in the academy and 2000 KES to them clothes. I bought a mattress worth 4200 KES and the remaining to buy food for my family."
Hulda's family
access_time 8 years ago
Hulda received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent the first transfer on buying 7 bags of cement 5,950KES,a mattress 3,500KES and food for the family."
Marikus's family
access_time 8 years ago
Marikus received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent the first transfer on buying a blanket 1,200KES,a mattress 3,000KES ,a door 1,500KES,my shoes 1,200KES,a phone for my wife 1,500KES ,my wife's clothes 1,200KES and food for my family."
Caren's family
access_time 8 years ago
Caren received a $99 initial payment.
"I am spent my first transfer on hiring a piece of land for ploughing.I also bought 1 sack of maize,a blanket,a mattress and utensils."
John's family
access_time 8 years ago
John received a $493 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that i will never sleep hungry because i will produce enough. I used to sleep on a mat bu now i have a mattress. I am so happy."
Julliet's family
access_time 8 years ago
Julliet received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to buy building materials. So i bought thirty iron sheets at 19200 KES,I bought nails that took me 2600 KES,timber at 5500 KES,i used 850 KES for transportion of these materials, I bought one sack of corn that cost m 2800 KES, I spent 4000 KES to buy a mattress,i paid 13000 KES school fees for my daughter in secondary,bought school uniform worth 800 KES for my children in primary.I used the remaining to buy food."
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