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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6 years ago
Kipterkech
received a $22 initial payment.
"I am currently very happy since i am able to get food and can think of my future and have great plans."
(Campaign: UBI)
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6 years ago
Betty
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have ever faced in my life is when I got a deep cut on my ankle by an iron sheet. The cut was so severe that I was unable to walk for several months. This left me unable to perform my daily chores on my own and I had to depend on others for help. "
(Campaign: UBI)
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6 years ago
Gideon
enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of is when the results of my Kenya Certificate of Primary Education was released and I passed with flying colours. This ensured that I was admitted in the school that I wanted. "
(Campaign: UBI)
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6 years ago
Isabella
enrolled.
"Lacking school fee is the biggest hardship I have faced in life. My parents have no formal employment and it has been hard for them to provide for my school fee and that of my siblings. I thank God his grace has been sufficient and we are in a better position now."
(Campaign: UBI)
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6 years ago
Brenda
enrolled.
"When I was in form two in 2017, I wanted to achieve a mean grade of B+ (plus). Despite my efforts to attain my goals, I was not able to get my desired grade but instead, I got a C+ (plus). I consider this my biggest hardship because I really felt bad since I had failed."
(Campaign: UBI)
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6 years ago
Duncan
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is being able to farm and sell enough farm produce such that Iam able to pay my own school fees,Iam in form three right now and this makes me proud of myself and my efforts,it has not been easy balancing between school and farming."
(Campaign: UBI)
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6 years ago
Joshua
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is the passing away of my first wife who left me behind with two children whom I had to take care of alone. Loneliness engulfed me and the pressure of remarrying put me in the hardest situation. People stigmatized against me and getting the current wife was not easy. Life was tough on me."
(Campaign: UBI)
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6 years ago
Ester
received a $22 initial payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have managed to prepared my parcel of land hence more food will be available in my house for the whole family."
(Campaign: UBI)
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6 years ago
Moses
received a $22 initial payment.
"My life is currently different from how it would have been if I never received the transfer in that, I would not have started plastering my house. I can say this is a step in my life."
(Campaign: UBI)
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6 years ago
Judith
received a $22 initial payment.
"My new goal is to start a poultry farming. I am planning to buy building materials to construct a poultry house to keep chicken. These is to help me have a source of income through the sale of eggs and sell some in case of emergency."
(Campaign: UBI)
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