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.
Christine's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Christine received a $494 second payment.
"I used my first transfer to pay school fees (20000), bought a mattress and cushions (10000), a cow (10000), weeding (5000), a bag of maize (3000) and food (2000)."
Eunice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Eunice received a $494 second payment.
"I used my first transfer to build a kitchen (20000), bought a cupboard (15000), paint (5000), a mattress (4000), utensils, clothes and food (6500)."
Winnie's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Winnie enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on buying a mattress and two sheep using the first transfer, I will spend the second transfer on buying twenty bags of cement that will be used in plastering the walls and floor of my house, I will also spend part of the transfer on buying furniture for my house which will include chairs and a table. We will then spend the final transfer on paying for my dowry."
Dorothy's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Dorothy enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on buying a bed and a mattress using the first transfer as we have a small bed, I will spend the second transfer on buying thirty iron sheets that we will use in building our house and the final transfer I will spend on buying two cows that will be used in paying for my dowry, part of it I will spend it on buying a ploughing machine and a bull that we will use in ploughing our farm."
Rose's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Rose enrolled.
"We are planning to buy household items like chairs, cushions and a mattress. The remaining transfers will be used to pay school fees for our daughter who is in secondary school."
Celine's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Celine received a $490 second payment.
"I bought three sheep at 8,000KES, cupboard at 7,500KES, 20 iron sheets at 12,000KES, six cushions at 1,500KES, five kilograms of nails at 1,000KES, one mattress at 3,500KES, one wooden bed at 4,000KES, seat covers at 1,200KES, paid a loan of 5,000KES, used 4,500KES to hire people to help in braking gravel to sell then kept the rest for emergency."
John's family
access_time over 8 years ago
John received a $496 second payment.
"I had a grass thatched house with very poor living conditions, i used to sleep on the ground with no bedding and access to food was troublesome but i am so thankful to GD, i now have a plastered iron sheet roofed house, i sleep comfortably on a bed and mattress. My life has improved i wish you could visit me and see the improvement. Thank you so much i am very happy."
Maritha's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Maritha received a $496 second payment.
"I used to sleep on an old mattress but now i have a high density mattress with clean comfortable bedding and also my house is plastered and secured with a steel door. I thank God for support from GD."
Agnes's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Agnes received a $496 second payment.
"I bought one mattress at 4,000KES, seven cushions at 2,400KES, one sack of maize at 3,000KES, paid 2,500KES loan, one blanket 1,200KES, paid 30,000KES school fee for my son in college, two pair of shoes for my son at 2,400KES, two pair of long trausers at 1,200KES, four shirts at 2,000KES, then used the rest on food."
Ruth's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Ruth received a $496 second payment.
"I used my transfer to pay school fees (15000), dig a pit latrine (3500), repaid a loan (7000), bought a mattress and cushions (7500) and i am planning to use the remaining 17000 to buy iron sheets."
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