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.
Mourice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Mourice received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 6200 KES of my token payment on 10 iron sheets, 3500 KES on a mattress and I transported them at a total cost of 300 KES."
Damaris's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Damaris received a $99 initial payment.
"Am planning to cement the walls and floor of my current house then buy a mattress."
Vivian's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Vivian received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought a sofaset at 8,000 KES then added some of my money to the rest of the cash and a mattress at 4,000 KES."
Beatrice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Beatrice received a $493 second payment.
"I bought 22 iron sheets at 13,640 KES, 25 roofin poles at 4,250 KES, 28 wall poles at at 4,200 KES, five kilograms of nails at 1,000 KES, fisher boards at 3,780 KES, one mattress at 4,500 KES, one wooden bed at 4,700 KES, two sofasets at 12,000 KES then used 1,800 KES on transportation."
Beril's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Beril received a $493 second payment.
"I spent 10,000 KES to pay school fees, started a business with 10,000 KES, bought a heifer for 20,000 KES, mattress for 5,000 KES and the rest was spent on buying food and other HH expenses."
Wycliffe's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Wycliffe received a $493 second payment.
"I spent 30,000 KES to buy two cows to pay bride price, bought mattress for 5,000 KES, table for 3,000 KES, seats for 8,000 KES and bought a water container for 3,000 KES."
Jackline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jackline received a $493 second payment.
"I spent 27000 KES of the first lumpsum in catering for the cost of building iron roof house, paid school fee of 1600 KES, bought a mattress at 3000 KES, utencils at 4000 KES, paid hospital bill of 2000 KES and used the rest of the money on food."
Charles's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Charles received a $493 second payment.
"I bought two cows at 24,000 KEs, paid 8,000 KES school fee for my child in high school, one mattress at 3,700 KES, one still door at 7,500 KES, one goat at 2,000 KES, 60 kilograms of maize at 2,400 KES then added some of my money to the rest of tha cash and did a shopping for my high school daughter at 3,000 KES."
George's family
access_time over 8 years ago
George received a $493 second payment.
"l spent 40250 kshs to pay dowry, l bought mattress at 2000 kshs, l also paid fees of 3000 kshs to my two children in primary school, l also paid debt of 3000 kshs. "
Silper's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Silper received a $493 second payment.
"I built a semi-permanent kitchen of 15 iron sheets at a total cost of 15000 KES of my first lumpsum transfer, I renovated my main house and fit to it 4 steel windows at a total cost of 19000 KES, I spent 4500 KES on a mattress, 4500 KES on a bed, I paid secondary school fees for son with 3000 KES and the remaining 3725 KES on food."
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