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.
Johana's family
access_time 8 years ago
Johana received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to buy building materials that i used to construct a new house. I bought twenty two iron sheets that cost me 13000 KES,eight bags of cement that cost me 6500 KES, I bought timber that cost me 2400 KES,a mattress that i spent 2000 KES,a steel door at 6000 KES,two goats that cost me 7000 KES. I paid 1700 KES school fees for my children in primary school.I spent the remaining to buy food for my family."
Eugine's family
access_time 8 years ago
Eugine received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my first caSh transfer on buying a mattress 3,500 KES, a bed 4,000 KES, water storage containers 1,700 KES, cooking pans 500 KES and a stove 250 KES."
Kitabanga's family
access_time 8 years ago
Kitabanga enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on renovating my house and the remaining balance to buy home assets like mattress."
Esther's family
access_time 8 years ago
Esther received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to buy furniture worth 25400 KES,I bought a sub woofer at 6000 KES,I paid 8000 KES school for my daughter in secondary school,i used 6000 KES to connect my house to an electrical power supply and a mattress worth 3800 KES and used the remaining balance to buy food."
Dorothy's family
access_time 8 years ago
Dorothy received a $493 second payment.
"I spent the second cash transfer to purchase hens 5000KES,mattress 3000KES,jerricans 1000KES,utensils 4000KES,school uniforms and bag 2000KES,school fees 2000KES,iron sheets 11000KES,paid workers 5000KES,timber 6000KES,clay soil 5000KES,nails 1000KES,water 1000KES,clothes 2000KES and used the rest of the money to buy food."
Sophatia's family
access_time 8 years ago
Sophatia enrolled.
"I am planning to spend the transfer on buying some mattresses and bedding because we have been lacking them. I also want to buy some animals to rear."
Karoline's family
access_time 8 years ago
Karoline received a $99 initial payment.
"From my first transfer, I bought a mattress at 2,800 KES, bought a bed at 3,000 KES, bought a hen at 400 KES, bought shoes at 750 KES and the remaining 2,910KES I spent on food and other household expenditures."
Vickline's family
access_time 8 years ago
Vickline received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my second cash transfer to pay school fees and purchased stationery worth 30000KES,mattress 4500KES,a sack of maize 7000KES,shoes 700KES and used the rest of the money to buy food."
Maurice's family
access_time 8 years ago
Maurice received a $99 initial payment.
"From my first transfer, I bought cushions at 3,600 KES, spent 1,700 KES to buy mattress, spent 1,500 KES to pay school fees, gave my wife 500 KES for household expenditure, bought 10 tins of maize at 700 KES and the remaining 1,600 KES to buy food for my family. "
Rose's family
access_time 8 years ago
Rose received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on buying building material 20 pieces iron sheet ,5 kg of building nails and poles 30000 KES. I also bought mattress,blanket and cloths for my family 10000 KES and save 10000 KES for my daily upkeep."
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