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.
Paul's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Paul enrolled.
"When I receive this money, I will prioritize building a permanent house with three rooms. One room will be for my children as they are currently sleeping in the kitchen. This makes them uncomfortable and not peaceful when they go to sleep due to smoke and excess heat. This will cost about KES 50000 of this money. My daughter is in form two, to enable her to study peacefully without being sent home for school fees, I will therefore plan KES 20000 to clear school fees. I will then use the remaining money to buy food and clothing for my family."
Veronicah's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Veronicah enrolled.
"Our uncle gave us this piece of land to live on, this is making our lives difficult to invest in better housing. Upon receiving this money, I will use KES 80000 to buy 0.1 acres and build a better house. My husband is the sole breadwinner and depends on casual jobs to provide for us. He earns about KES 200 per day which is little to support us. This makes his dream of buying a piece of land impossible. With the remaining money, I will consider buying a cow to enable us to earn more income through the sale of milk."
Geofrey's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Geofrey enrolled.
"I pay expensively to have milk to feed my two children and I can not run away from this, now that milk is stable food for children. Owing a cow has just remained but a dream now that what I earn from my casual job is meager, about KES 300 daily which is not even enough to buy food for the family. When I receive this money I will prioritize buying a cow with KES 40000. This will help me cut family costs and save little money for my development. With the remaining money, I will give my wife KES 10000 to start her Poultry farming and KES 20000 to buy food and clothing."
Charo's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Charo received a $27 second payment.
Bendera's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Bendera enrolled.
"Receiving this money means completion of my house. I started building this house in 2020 and up to now it's not completed. When the rains started I had to use some old iron sheets to cover it. So I plan to use this money to buy the remaining iron sheets so that I can finish where is remained. By that, my family will be able to sleep peaceful and comfortable."
Mary's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Mary enrolled.
"Receiving this money means furthering my studies. I completed my secondary education in 2017 and I was not able to proceed to college because of lack of school fees. I have had very big passion in doing beauty and hair dressing since I was young. Therefore, I intend to use this transfer to go and acquire those skills so that I can be able to even start my own saloon or seek employment. This is something that will make us as a family have a reliable source of income."
Hamisi's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Hamisi received a $27 second payment.
Paulina's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Paulina enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will improve my home. I will do a concrete floor to reduce dust that I have to live with in my earthen floor old house. This will improve my health as I am sure to avoid common flus. I will spend about KES 50,000. I will then buy a dairy cow at KES 30,000. Milk from this cows will be a source of money for my household needs."
Philemon's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Philemon enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will complete the house that I alread started building. It is a kitchen house which is very important,but I am forced to currently use a temporary shelter made of a few iron sheets and canvass materials. I will spend about KES 40,000 to complete the kitchen. I will then put up a poultry house at KES 10,000 and to buy chicken at KES 20,000. This project will be a constant source of income. It will save me a lot, given that I do not have a job at the moment, making it difficult to provide for my family. I will also buy a dairy cow to make additional income from selling milk."
Judy's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Judy enrolled.
"I am a single parent and I do casual jobs in order to sustain the needs of my family of 5. 7 years ago we separated with my spouse because of family conflicts and since then I have been living in my parents land. My dream has been to own a piece of land so that my children will have a place to call home. With this transfers, I will use around KES 70,000 to purchase 2 acres piece of land and use the rest to build better a house. I am happy as this will give me peace of mind as culturally ladies are not allowed to inherit their father's land."