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.
Fatuma's family
access_time 8 years ago
Fatuma received a $118 initial payment.
"Mattress bed goat and food"
Fred's family
access_time 8 years ago
Fred received a $118 initial payment.
"Bought iron sheets, mattress, carpet"
Kennedy's family
access_time 8 years ago
Kennedy received a $476 third payment.
"I spent the third cash transfer to buy timbers 8000 KES,nails 2000 KES, two sacks of maize 5000 KES, plastic chairs 6000 KES,a bed 5000 KES and a mattress 4500 KES. I also paid workers 10100 KES, gave my wife some money for her own personal use 5600 KES and the remaining amount I deposited on my personal savings account."
Josephine's family
access_time 8 years ago
Josephine received a $476 third payment.
"I spent the third cash transfer on buying sofa sets seats 7,500 KES, one and half sacks of maize 4500 KES, a table 3000 KES,a thermo flask 550 KES, water containers 1790 KES, four poultry 2000 KES,a blanket 950 KES,a mattress 4500 KES,a goat 3050 KES,a solar lamp 4500 KES. I deposited the remaining amount of money into my personal savings account."
Beatrice's family
access_time 8 years ago
Beatrice received a $494 second payment.
"I bought building materials( iron sheets,and roofing nails ) at 8700 KES,mattress at 4,000 KES,paid 2,500 KES on school fees,bought a cow at 17,500 KES,used 5,000 KES to start a business and the rest of the money am still keeping for future use ."
Tamasha's family
access_time 8 years ago
Tamasha enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is a mattress which l bought after selling produce.i now look forward to buy a bed and other nacessities. "
Rose's family
access_time 8 years ago
Rose received a $494 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to connect my house to electricity for 15000 KES, i bought building sand for 12000 KES, steel door for 8000 KES and a mattress for 4000KES. I also spent1000 KES to pay college fee for my daughter and the remaining i spent on daily household expenses."
Dorine's family
access_time 8 years ago
Dorine received a $494 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to build my son a house for 38500 KES, i also bought a mattress for 1000 KES and 3 cushion for 1200 KES. The remaining cash i spent on daily household expenses."
Hellen's family
access_time 8 years ago
Hellen received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 5,000 from my first transfer to pay school fees for my children, bought a mattress worth 3,350 KES , bought 10 tins of maize at 900 KES and the remaining 750 KES , i spent on buying food for my family."
Lindah's family
access_time 8 years ago
Lindah received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent the first transfer on buying a mattress at 4000 KES, sand at 5500 KES and used the rest of the money on buying food for the family."
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