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.
Pelesia's family
access_time 8 years ago
Pelesia received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my first cash transfer on buying mattress 4,000 KES, 18 tins of maize 2,000 KES and paid school fees 4,000 KES."
Mary's family
access_time 8 years ago
Mary received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to do rice farming worth 15000 KES,I spent 7000 KES to plough a maize farm,i spent 12000 KES for funeral expenses of my late uncle,i spent 3500 KES to buy one sack of maize for my family consumption,one mattress at 3100 KES,I bought a suit for my husband and a dress for myself that cost me 5600 KES. I bought a bicycle worth 3500 KES. I have been using the rest to buy food."
Benta's family
access_time 8 years ago
Benta received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my first cash transfer on buying a mattress 4,500 KES, clothes 2,000 KES, half a sac of maize 2,000 KES and shoes 1,500 KES."
Lilian's family
access_time 8 years ago
Lilian received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my first cash transfer on paying school fees 6,000 KES, bought a mattress 3,300 KES and the remaining 700 KES I spent on buying food."
Jane's family
access_time 8 years ago
Jane received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my first cash transfer on buying a mattress 3,000 KES, electricity installation 3,000 KES, paid school fees 3,500 KES and spent the remaining 400 KES on food."
Margret's family
access_time 8 years ago
Margret received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my cash transfer on buying a mattress 3,000 KES, 1 sac of maize 2,700 KES, transport 100 KES and paid a debt 4,000 KES."
Kennedy's family
access_time 8 years ago
Kennedy received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my first cash transfer on buying a mattress 1,600 KES, bought clothes for my children 2,000 KES, 17 tins of maize 1,050 KES, shoes 1,200 KES, bought my wife a dress 1,500 KES, school bags 750 KES, funeral contribution 500 KES and the remaining 1,300 KES I bought food."
Asha's family
access_time 8 years ago
Asha received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my second cash transfer to purchase a sofa set worth 25000KES,a table 4000KES,bed 4500KES,a mattress 4500KES,sand 4000KES,transport fee 600KES,school fees 4000KES,a sack of maize 2850KES."
Sharon's family
access_time 8 years ago
Sharon received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my second cash transfer to purchase a sofa set 9500KES,a calf 14000KES, bed 4000KES,mattress 4000KES,paid dowry 10000KES,invested 8000KES in my business, food 500KES."
Zablon's family
access_time 8 years ago
Zablon received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my third transfer to pay college fee for my son for 25000 KES, 7500 KES i spent to buy bed, 7500 KES i spent to by 2 mattresses, 4000 KES i gave my wife to boost her tomatoes business and the remaining cash i spent on household expenses"
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