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.
Modesta's family
access_time 5 years ago
Modesta enrolled.
"Receiving this money means starting a small business like a shop that will enable generate side income apart from my teaching salary. At the moment, there are alot of demands for money such as school fees for children which I am unable to meet regularly. "
Simon's family
access_time 5 years ago
Simon enrolled.
"Receiving this money means I will be able to marry a wife and establish a strong family. I believe by so doing, I will be able to bear children who will take care of me in my old age."
Magarita's family
access_time 5 years ago
Magarita enrolled.
"Receiving this money means I will be able to build an iron roofed house that I can comfortably sleep in. The one that I currently sleep in leaks the fact that grass is scarce these days. Buying Oxen and an ox-plough is another thing that I really hope to do when I receive this money. This will ease cultivation hence increasing food productivity. "
Matilida's family
access_time 5 years ago
Matilida enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face is lack of enough farm land. I completely depend on crop farming however due to limited land, my house realises very little produce hence food shortage. "
Agnes's family
access_time 5 years ago
Agnes enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will spend it for buying land. I produced children at home after separating with my spouse and they have no where to settle in future. They will build and carry out farming in this land hence making a living."
Sharon's family
access_time 5 years ago
Sharon received a $22 twentieth payment.
"I will have a dairy cow and my crop farming will be doing better. I expect to do more of the tomato farming to ensure that I make more money for my family's use. I have all the skills I need in the crop farming that will ensure higher success and profits because I will get sufficient inputs such as farm chemicals and seeds using the transfers."
Charles's family
access_time 5 years ago
Charles enrolled.
"Poor accommodation is my biggest hardship. The house I sleep in is leaking and very expensive to collect grass because it involves buying and hiring a vehicle for picking. We also don't have adquate bedding which makes the living standard to be low. This is attributed to the leaky roof which keeps on destroying the few bedding which we own."
Giradesi's family
access_time 5 years ago
Giradesi enrolled.
"Building a permanent house is what this money will mean to me. I am sleeping in a grass thatched house which is leaking as a result of holes made on the roof by rats. I will buy some bedding and the balance will be spent on feeding. I am aging and I depend on well wishers for support. "
Scovia's family
access_time 5 years ago
Scovia enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I face in my life is inadequate food at household level. When I have plenty of harvest, I sell some in order to acquire other household items that are lacking like bedding, treatment, payingpaying school fees, to mention."
Langat's family
access_time 5 years ago
Langat received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect my life to change in that I shall heave more income from my assets and other valuable investments that I have so far made. I shall have as well ceased from engaging in hard casual jobs that consumes most of my time as at now and give little returns! "