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.
Jesca's family
access_time 8 years ago
Jesca enrolled.
"The biggest achievement was when We managed to buy a mattress because for long we have been using a mat."
Susan's family
access_time 8 years ago
Susan enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having joined a merry go round (informal savings group) and managed to buy a mattress and a blanket with the little money I saved."
Evaline's family
access_time 8 years ago
Evaline received a $99 initial payment.
"i bought a bed worth 4000, a mattress 1800, a goat at 2000 and the remaining 2,200 i used on food."
Walter's family
access_time 8 years ago
Walter received a $494 second payment.
"I used 7,000/ to pay school fee,2300/ buy mattress and 700 on food"
Petalis's family
access_time 8 years ago
Petalis enrolled.
"The biggest hardship currently is lack of proper bedding, we sleep on very old mattress bought more than ten years ago."
Esther's family
access_time 8 years ago
Esther received a $494 second payment.
"I bought mattress at 2000 KES, cloths at 200 KES, suitcase at 18OO, blanket at 1200 KES and one suck of maize at 2800 KES."
Benard's family
access_time 8 years ago
Benard received a $494 second payment.
"I bought a sack of maize worth 1,800,clothes worth 1,600,school fees worth 300,utensils worth 2,000,mattress worth 3,500,shoes worth 1,000,and finally 300 used for hospital bills "
Mourin's family
access_time 8 years ago
Mourin received a $494 second payment.
"I bought a mattress at 4800 shillings, paid school fees 2000 shillings for my grandson Sam Junio Onyango, 3500 shillings for buying one sac of maize."
Esther's family
access_time 8 years ago
Esther received a $494 second payment.
"I bought a sofa set at 3800 KES, a mattress at 3500 KES, and used the rest on food when I received the GD first transfer."
Dorothy's family
access_time 8 years ago
Dorothy received a $494 second payment.
"I bought a mattress worth 5000/- i bought clothe box worth 3000/- and the remaining 2000/- bought i bag of maize at 1800/- and the rest 200/- i spend on food."
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