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.
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over 2 years ago
Hawa
enrolled.
"I do not have enough food as well i feel tbe burdern of being a single mother to young kids ."
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over 2 years ago
Tailos
received a $364 second payment.
"I have bought cement (12 bags) and the other money I have saved for building my house"
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over 2 years ago
Korir
enrolled.
"Receiving this money means a boost to my small business. I am a milk trade, I usually move around the village buying milk. I purchase a litre at KES 32 and sell at KES 38.50 at near by milk cooler. I do around 60 litres per day. This has been my only source of income to sustain my family needs. I intend to use KES 20,000 to boost this. I am planning to increase my milk production by adding other dairy cow worthy KES 35,000. The remaining amount will go for school fees payment and other family neccessities."
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over 2 years ago
Yohane
enrolled.
"The current challenge that I am facing is lack of food due to to lack of money. I do not have a business that I do so that is why I lack money. I do a business of selling fish but I do not make enough money to buy food."
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over 2 years ago
Estery
enrolled.
"I am very old so I do not have the capacity to farm own my own, so food is my biggest challenge right now."
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over 2 years ago
Tereza
enrolled.
"I do not have fertiliser and currently I only rely on casual labour to feed my family."
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over 2 years ago
Magret
enrolled.
"Im an old woman and i for me to eat in my house it means i need to do some peace work. Its hard for me because am getting old and i dont have much energy but then i dont have other means of finding money than doing peace work"
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over 2 years ago
Joseah
enrolled.
"The biggest challenge as of now is the lack of food. I have a one-acre farm, which accommodates one cow, a homestead and a small garden. I prefer farming short-term crops that enable me to sell within a month and earn an income. This means I cannot plan long-term crops like maize. I'm forced to purchase maize at Ksh 2800 a month. Sometimes we are forced to go without food because the much I earn in a month cannot sustain all our needs."
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over 2 years ago
Judy
enrolled.
"Financial constraints is a challenge to me. I sell potato fries to earn a living and get KES 300 per day. I hardly save any amount for future use or other investments. My husband works as a security guard and even after supplementing his salary from the profits I get, it is hardly enough to cater for all the basic needs of my family of four especially school fees for two children in school.It disheartens me when they are sent home to collect money for not paying it in full."
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over 2 years ago
Dorothy
received a $364 second payment.
"My house was built years ago, and it was at the back of my mind to maintain it since i didn't have resources. When I received the transfer, I saw it as an opportunity to do something i could not have afforded. I bought new Iron sheets for fixing the roof, paint, lime and cement for plastering and painting."
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