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.
Rebeccah's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Rebeccah enrolled.
"I am an old woman aged 76 and to make the situation worse I am sick and unable to do anything. My main challenge is to get safe drinking water because of the persistent drought that is often witnessed in this region. I plan to buy a big water tank of approximately 3000litres. This will cost me Ksh20000. Receiving this money will mean so much to me as it will solve my perennial water problem."
Leonard's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Leonard enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i have faced in life is poverty. Without a reliable source of income it has been difficult to meet the basic needs of my family. As the man of the house I have responsibility to gather for the family but I am unemployed, I do casual jobs but when I don't get one it means that nothing to eat in the family."
Judy's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Judy enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we have faced in our daily life is unstable source of income. Our main source of income before was either subsistence farming or dairy farming but due to unfavorable climatic conditions it is no longer productive. We opt to continue dairy farming and casual jobs but it not enough to raise a family of around seven people."
Janet's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Janet enrolled.
"Receiving this money means I will finally fulfill my dream of owning a business. I had started one 11months ago but it stalled due to financial constrains. I plan to finish building the shop and stocking it. This shop will help give me income and sustain my family needs. This will cost me 50 dollars. The rest of the amount I plan to build a house for my children. The current house is not in good shape, too small for them."
Paul's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Paul enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced has been insufficient capital. I work as a school security guard and get paid $70 per month. My wife is a stay at home parent who sometimes sells chicken to generate extra income for the house. My earnings are not enough to sustain my family's needs such as better housing, school fees as well as clothing for my children."
Tracy's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Tracy enrolled.
"The biggest hardship in my life is financial constraints, my husband works as a school teacher on temporary basis,he earns $100 per month. His earnings alone is not enough to pay our our child's school expenses, food or even the dairy cow we desire to get."
Shadrack's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Shadrack enrolled.
"My biggest hardship is a lack of funds. I work as a construction worker earning at most 20 dollars a month. This work is not stable as not everyday that I get to find a construction job. This goes to school fees for my three children and other basic including like food. I'm the breadwinner meaning I'm the one to meet all my family's needs. This strains me a lot and has seen most of my plans stall including a house I started constructing two years ago."
Chepkwony's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Chepkwony enrolled.
"Food shortage has been a big challenge that I have been going through, we at times skip meals or use less preferd foods like tea and sweet potatoes to survive."
Charles's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Charles enrolled.
"I have been working hard to build a modern house with no success since my casual job earns me less money and sometimes not enough to buy food and basic needs for myself. When I receive this money I will use $400 to build a two roomed iron sheet house. Since milk is on high demand in this area, I will buy a dairy cow at $300 to enable me earn money through sell of milk . I will also fence my compound with $100 and I will do farming with $200. The remaining $150 I will use to buy goats"
Alice's family
access_time over 2 years ago
Alice enrolled.
"The biggest hardship in my life is the lack of food for myself here at home. Ever since I stopped working casual jobs, I rely on my children, who also do not have employment. They give me foodstuffs that can last me for about a month. Having to wait on them stresses me as I sometimes run out of food before they can provide again. I just stay at home because I have a knee problem. I cannot do anything for myself. It is very difficult to survive on my children's earnings from casual jobs and small businesses."