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.
Joyce's family
access_time 5 years ago
Joyce received a $530 second payment.
"My life is different in that I have built an iron roofed kitchen. I was living in a grass thatched kitchen and the roof was leaking during the rainy season. I have also bought a solar lamp and this has reduced the cost of buying paraffin daily and my children can now read in the evening comfortably. I am happy since I have acquired sofa sets since I did not have seats in the past and I was always embarrassed whenever I had visitors."
Mutai's family
access_time 5 years ago
Mutai received a $530 second payment.
"My life is different in that I have enough milk for my family and no longer buy milk as I used to do in the past. I can thus save the money I could have used to buy milk and used to meet other family basic needs. I am also living in a decent spacious iron roofed house which can accommodate all my family members comfortably. I used part of my first transfer to buy a sewing machine for my wife and this has boosted the income from her tailoring business since in the past she used to hire the machine and this was expensive. She can now help me provide some of the family basic needs."
Martine's family
access_time 5 years ago
Martine received a $455 second payment.
"The change in my life is that, I am happy because, this support was timely since it helped me to pay medical bills for my father and my child. Before receiving this cash transfer, I struggled a lot to find ways of getting money for treatment by mortgaging some land for the same."
Teresa's family
access_time 5 years ago
Teresa received a $455 second payment.
"Currently, my life is healthier because, I got adequate treatment. Previously, I would spend quite a number of days without getting any medical attention due to lack of money."
James's family
access_time 5 years ago
James received a $455 second payment.
"My life has changed in that, I have gained self esteem because I own a permanent house now. Before, I used to share with my mother one roof which was very inconviniencing."
Jenifer's family
access_time 5 years ago
Jenifer received a $448 second payment.
"My life has improved because I'm in the process of completing to build my permanent house which I will just mop the floor. Before, I had agrass thatched hut which required me to use cow dung for cleaning the floor."
Martha's family
access_time 5 years ago
Martha received a $448 second payment.
"My life is different because I have started a family clinic business which generates income. I can now buy things which I need like soap, sugar, treatment and food. Previously, my husband worked for someone who never used to pay him."
John's family
access_time 5 years ago
John received a $448 second payment.
"My life has changed because I have acquired cows for milk production. Before, I never took milk tea. In addition, I sleep well because I bought a mattress and a blanket . In the past, I slept on a mat and covered myself with only a bedsheet which was very light."
John's family
access_time 5 years ago
John received a $530 second payment.
"I used to stay in a small one-roomed house which was squeezed and when we were all in it, one could accidentally step on the other while moving around indeed movements and privacy was difficult. I wished to change this situation and due to the meagre income, I made from the causal work having a spacious house was just a dream to achieve. My life is different in that I been able to own a spacious house and now were are able to have family time together hence it has strengthened our love and happiness as well."
Dinah's family
access_time 5 years ago
Dinah enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to buy oxen, take care of the scholastic needs of my children."