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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8 years ago
Tobias
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my second cash transfer on buying a cow for ploughing 23,800 KES, mattress 4,200 KES, deposited 20,000 KES in a savings account for my child who's still in school and the remaining 1,800 KES I bought clothes for my children."
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8 years ago
Caroline
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to pay debt for 15000 KES, to buy cement for 4800 KES, sand for 7000 KES, paint for 2000 KES, mattress for 6700 KES and sheep for 3000 KES. I also paid school fee for 5000 KES and labor charge to renovate my house for 4000 KES. The remaining cash i spent on daily household expenses."
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8 years ago
Pamela
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my second cash transfer to pay school fees18000KES,9 pieces of iron sheets 9000KES,a mattress 5500KES,2 sacks of maize 5000KES,a sofa set 10000KES and bought food worth 2500KES."
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8 years ago
Sherifa
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent 40,000 KES of my second transfer on construction cost when expanding my house(i bought iron sheets, timber and paid labor charges), bought mattress at 6,000 KES and 10 seat cushions at 4,000 KES."
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8 years ago
Rosemary
received a $493 second payment.
"Give Directly provide unconditional cash to the recipient while other NGOs provide material such as blanket,mattress,water tank and school uniform to the recipient."
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8 years ago
Joyce
received a $493 second payment.
"From my second transfer, I bought 1 cow at 13,000 KES, bought 1 bull at 12,000 KES, my husband gave my family 6,000 KES as part of dowry payment, bought solar lighting system at 3,500 KES, bought 2 sacks of maize at 6,000 KES, bought a mattress at 4,500 KES, bought 2 goats at 3,000 KES bought school uniform at 8,000 KES, and the remaining 1,200 KES I spent on buying food for my family."
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8 years ago
Grace
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on buying 20 iron sheets at 10,000 KES, a mattress at 3,800 KES,cupboard at 8,500 KES,utensils worth 3,000 KES,paid 6000 KES on school fees,1,500 on transport expenses, purchased a sack of maize at 3,200 KES and the rest of the money is kept in my savings account for future use."
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8 years ago
Elsa
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to build my son a house amouting to 27,000 KES, a mattress at 4,000 KES,a bed at 3,500 KES, a blanket at 1,000 KES, a solar battery at 5,000 KES, a radio at 2,000 KES, a sack of maize at 3,500 KES and used the rest of the money on food."
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8 years ago
Joyce
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent 20,000 KES of my second transfer on school fees,bought soil used for thatching the walls of my house at 5,000 KES,murram at 5,000 KES, a mattress and a bed at 10,000 KES,2 steel windows and window panes at 8,000 KES and used the remaining money to buy food."
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8 years ago
Terry
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my second cash transfer to built a kitchen 10000KES,sand 3000KES,smeared the floor 2000KES,cupboard 5500KES,steel door 6000KES,steel windows 4000KES,mattress 2500KES,utensils 2000KES,maize 3000KES,re-paid a loan 5000KES,kept 7900 as saving."
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