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.
Elizabeth's family
access_time 5 years ago
Elizabeth received a $50 fourth payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that my business is doing much better. I spent most of the transfer in increasing stock in my business. I am now reaping from this as the proceeds are now higher. I am able to meet my family daily needs and even have extra to save. Before receiving the transfers, my business was on the verge of collapsing as my capital had been depleted. I could get proceeds that were too little for my needs. I am really grateful as the transfers came in handy."
Suleiman's family
access_time 5 years ago
Suleiman received a $367 second payment.
"I used my most recent transfer to buy three pigs. I decided on pig farming because their gestation period is short hence can increase in number within a short period. The mortality rate of piglets is also low hence easier to main when they give birth. This is a good investment since I will sell the pigs in future to earn an income. I also used part of my transfers to pay school fees for my brother who was joining form one. My parents could not raise all the school fees since they depend on the little income they get from casual jobs. I also bought iron sheets since I am planning to build a house at home. Currently I do not have a house and this the best time to build using part of my transfers."
Margaret's family
access_time 5 years ago
Margaret received a $367 second payment.
"My life is currently different in that my children can now stay in school without being sent home for school fees and I can also provide for them most of the basic needs like meals without much struggle. My business is doing quite well. I save 200 KES everyday out of my business."
Susan's family
access_time 5 years ago
Susan received a $50 fourth payment.
"It was at 5:00 AM in the morning and I was still asleep. I heard a message come into my phone and I woke up to check the message. I saw the Mpesa message and I was really happy. I started thinking of how I would spend the money."
Ruth's family
access_time 5 years ago
Ruth received a $23 eleventh payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have cemented the floor of my house and I will no longer be subjected to dust-related health risks such as infection by jiggers. My house will be more decent and this will make me feel comfortable and at peace to have visitors around. I had been afraid even to request my relatives to visit me since I feared that some of them could be affected by dust which emanates from the floor of my house especially when I take a long time before I smear it with cow-dung."
Jackson's family
access_time 5 years ago
Jackson received a $367 second payment.
"I spend my most recent transfer to buy a cow and an oxen. This is a good investment since my neighbors hire the oxen for ploughing hence a source of income. The cow is a source of milk to my family and I can sell the surplus to earn an income. I will thus save the money that I would have used to buy milk and use it to meet other family basic needs. I will also sell the calves in future to pay school fees for my siblings."
David's family
access_time 5 years ago
David received a $50 fourth payment.
"My new goal is to a start a new business where I sell second hand clothes. I will use my transfers to start this business. This will be a source of income to meet my basic needs and pay rent. I will no longer depend on casual jobs since I have a constant source of income."
Martin's family
access_time 5 years ago
Martin received a $50 fourth payment.
"A message notifying me that I had received the transfer at 5 am. I woke up to this good news and shared the same with my friends who also recipients. We all converged in one place to celebrate the good news. The joy that we all had was immeasurable. After celebrating we all promised ourselves that we would use the transfers for our good."
Brian's family
access_time 5 years ago
Brian received a $50 fourth payment.
"I spent last month's transfer of KES 5000 as examination fees for my course. I study locomotive engineering in a nearby college. I saved KES 1000 through mobile money saving platform."
Mercy's family
access_time 5 years ago
Mercy received a $50 fourth payment.
"The biggest difference in my life is that I am now self-employed. Before receiving the transfers I used to to do casual jobs around cleaning other peoples clothes. From this, I used to earn KES 100 daily which was barely enough to meet my family needs. Opening the butchery using the transfers is a great opportunity for me, on a good day, the proceeds are over KES 1000. This has enabled me to meet my family's daily needs and even get extra to save. Receiving the transfers was a life-changing event."