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.
Lencer's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Lencer received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 5000 KES of my token payment on a mattress, 2500 KES on 4 cushions, 1500 KES on a sack of maize and the remaining 1000 KES on vegetables."
Lydiah's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Lydiah received a $496 second payment.
"I bought two goats at 10,000 KES, school uniforms cost me 5,000 KES and a mattress at 5,000 KES. I also bought 20 iron sheets at 15,000 KES as part of construction materials for my house. I will spend the rest of the transfer to buy more materials once I finish harvesting."
Joshua's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Joshua received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 4500 KES of my token payment on a mattress, 2500 KES on a sack of maize and the remaining 3000 KES on 6 cushions."
Peter's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Peter received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought two lorries of clay soil at 7,000KES, added some money to the remaining amount and bought one mattress at 3,500KES."
Caroline's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Caroline received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 3500 KES of my token payment on building polls, 4000 KES on a mattress and the remaining 2500 KES on clothing for my household members."
Risper's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Risper received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought a mattress worth 4,000 KES and two sheep worth 2,000 KES. I spent the remaining amount on school fees, utensils and food. "
Solomon's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Solomon received a $496 second payment.
"l spend 15000 kshs to pay school fees to my child in secondary school, l also spend the money to plaster my house so l bought 10 bags of cement at 8800 kshs, sand at 4500 kshs, labor l pay 6000 kshs and l also bought bed and mattress at 5000 kshs each, the remaining 12000 kshs l spend to buy 4 sacks of maize."
Peter's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Peter received a $99 initial payment.
"I spent 3500 KES of my token payment on a mattress, 2800 KES on a goat and the remaining 3700 KES on food."
Florence's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Florence received a $99 initial payment.
"I paid college school fees for my daughter using 5000 KES with my token payment then I spent 2500 KES of the transfer on a mattress and the remaining 2500 KES on food."
Emilly's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Emilly received a $99 initial payment.
"I paid primary school fees for my daughter using 600 KES of my token payment then I spent 4000 KES on a mattress, 3000 KES on a bed, 1800 KES on a sack of maize and saved the remaining 600 KES with our women welfare."
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