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.
Grace's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Grace received a $493 second payment.
"l spent 20000 kshs of the second transfer to start small scale business, l am planning to build so l have bought iron-sheets at 18200 kshs, l also bought bed and mattress at 4800 kshs, l spent 3000 kshs on clothing the remaining balance l spent to buy food. "
Caroline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Caroline received a $99 initial payment.
"We bought iron sheets for 4200 KES, rim of photocopy papers 500 KES, mattress 2800 KES, maize, utensils and clothes."
Joyce's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Joyce received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought furniture for 6000 KES and mattress 3500 KES."
Christabel's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Christabel received a $493 second payment.
"l spent the transfer to pay school fees of 20000 kshs to my children in secondary school, l bought cow at 20000 kshs, l also bought mattress at 4000 kshs."
Jackline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jackline received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 2,000 KES to pay school levies, bought two bags of maize for 5,600 KES and mattress for 3,500 KES. The rest was spent on clothing and buying food."
Terry's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Terry received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought murram/ soil to repair the walls of my house for 3,500 KES, bought a mattress for 3,000 KES and cushions for 1,500 KES. The rest was spent on buying food in the house."
Christine's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Christine received a $99 initial payment.
" We bought a bed for 4500 KES, blanket 1000 KES, mattress 2000 KES, table 1500 KES and spent the rest on food."
Joshua's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Joshua received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought a mattress for 3,500 KES, 3 plastic chairs for 2,100 KES and paid school fees for 3,000 KES. The rest was spent on buying food."
Millicent's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Millicent received a $493 second payment.
"When I got my first lumpsum transfer, I cleared medical bills for son with 23000 KES, I spent 5000 KES on a mattress, 4000 KES on a blanket, I built a latrine at total cost of 7600 KES, I spent 7950 KES on 3 sacks of maize and the remaining 2175 KES on bars of soap."
Rose's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rose received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought mattress 3500 KES, metal box 2800 KES, school fees 830 KES and spent the rest of the token to buy food for the family."
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