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.
Jacqueline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jacqueline received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my token on a mattress (6000), fertilizer (1500) school fees (1500) and food (800)."
Peter's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Peter received a $99 initial payment.
"l spent the transfer to buy mattress at 4000 kshs, l also bought goat at 2500 kshs the remaining balance l spent to buy food."
Jocinter's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jocinter received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my token on a mattress (2200), supper drum (1500), a bag of maize (3200) utensils (1300), and school uniforms (1500)"
Dorren's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Dorren received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 4500 KES of my token payment on a mattress, 5000 KES on a solar lump and the remaining 1000 KES on food."
Caroline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Caroline received a $99 initial payment.
"l spent 3000 kshs to buy mattress, the remaining balance l spent to buy foodstuffs in the house"
Phillia's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Phillia received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent my token on a mattress (3800), basins (1200), clothes (2000), school fees (2000) and food (800)."
Beatrice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Beatrice received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 3500 KES of my token payment on a mattress, 1500 KES on a 210L tanks then I paid 1500 KES school fees for my 3 children in a primary school and I used the remaining 3500 KES for my daily household needs."
Jackline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jackline received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought one mattress at 4,500 KES, one wooden door at 5,000 KES then used the rest on little house issues."
Damaris's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Damaris enrolled.
"I plan to buy household items for the house like blanket and mattresses for the first children I plan to buy food and stock it in the house I plan to build a new iron roofed house I plan to start farming maize and sugarcane I plan to buy a cow for milking"
Daniel's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Daniel received a $99 initial payment.
"When I received my token payment, I spent 5000 KES on a bed, 2000 KES on a mattress, 800 KES on a blanket, I settled my debts with 1000 KES and I spent the remaining 1200 KES on daily household needs like food."
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