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.
Nehemiah's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Nehemiah received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, I expect to have fully completed my house construction and bought furniture and other valuables for my family. I expect to be leading a family that is more happy than it is right now and this will definitely make me a more proud father."
Brian's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Brian received a $23 twelfth payment.
"The money that we shall have saved jointly with my mother, I expect in the next six months to use it on starting a business of selling cabbages at the nearby market."
Maculate's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Maculate enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to complete the construction of my house, buy a cow and other household items. "
Margret's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Margret enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will be able to build an iron roofed house. "
Jennifer's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Jennifer enrolled.
"Receiving this money will enable me sleep under an ironsheets house. I will build a simple house and buy a cow."
Anthony's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Anthony enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is the agony I go through after my wife left me and she went to elope with another man."
Martin's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Martin enrolled.
"When I receive this money, I will buy some cows and also add more capital into my small business."
Erick's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Erick received a $368 second payment.
"My new goal for my life that I didn't have before receiving the transfer is to start a new business where I sell milk in Mathare. This is because currently I get little money from my business where I fetch and sell water to the residents of Mathare. At times when there is constant supply of water in Mathare, I do not get customers to buy water hence I will not get money to cater for my basic needs. Starting this business will therefore be a constant source of income to cater for my basic needs such as buying food and pay rent."
Josephat's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Josephat received a $368 second payment.
"I spent my recent transfer to buy a machine where children play. This is because the machine is upgraded compared to the one I had in the past. Some parents have always been asking me to buy the new machine since it has more games compared to the old one. Currently, I have so many children coming to play hence more income. I also used part of my transfer to pay school fees for my sister. This is because the money she gets from the Higher Education Loans Board is not enough to pay her school fees and cater for her basic needs."
Fredrick's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Fredrick received a $23 twelfth payment.
"In the next six months, my expectation is to buy six local breed goats. I shall be able to raise them so that they can reproduce and give a heard of goats which I will sell to buy some cows. I intend to use the cows I will obtain from the sale of goats to pay the dowry at my wife's maternal home."