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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over 8 years ago
Pamela
enrolled.
"The achievement I'm proudest of is having be able to use my small business of selling oranges to raise my children single handedly and now they are grown."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 8 years ago
Ambrose
enrolled.
"The achievement I'm proudest of is having been able to teach my children upto Secondary School level,this I did while working as a waiter in some local hotel where payment was little."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 8 years ago
Johnson
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we face currently is on making ends meet since my motorbike is old and keeps on breaking down,when this happens I just sit at home with no other source of income."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 8 years ago
Sofia
enrolled.
"Our proudest achievement is that we have managed to build our own house. We were able to achieve this after saving money for several months."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 8 years ago
Richard
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is water scarcity. We have to walk for long distance to the lake to fetch water."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 8 years ago
Damaris
received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on buying cement, sand and ballast for doing repairs to my house."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 8 years ago
Mary
received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on building a big house because what I have is small. I am also planning to start a business to help me earn some more income."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 8 years ago
Lukas
received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lump-sum payment on expanding my small house to be a bit spacious."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 8 years ago
Damarice
received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend your upcoming lumpsum payment on building a pit latrine, buying cement for plastering my house and buy livestock’s. I will also build a small kitchen, buy a solar panel, and start a business."
(Country: Kenya)
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over 8 years ago
Helena
received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on building a house, paying school fees for my four grandchildren, farming, buying food and a cow."
(Country: Kenya)
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