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.
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6 years ago
Grace
received a $474 third payment.
"I spent most of the last transfer to buy two donkeys as my source of income since l am using them to supply water in the village to get my income. The remaining balance l spent to pay school fee for my son."
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6 years ago
Benson
received a $5 initial payment.
"I currently have no new goal apart from the ones I had earlier. These were get my family a medical cover, this way we secure our health and expand my farming activities to have food security."
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6 years ago
Rose
received a $471 initial payment.
"The moment i recieved my money, i felt very happy because we didn't believe money would actually been sent so soon."
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6 years ago
Nancy
enrolled.
"The achivement I am proudest of was the sole proprietorship of a hotel business in Nairobi 3 years ago which made me very independent. Back then, I could meet my family's basic needs without necessarily relying on my husband."
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6 years ago
Jectone
enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of was helping my grandmother on her farm during the last planting season. My support resulted into a bumper harvest of six bags of maize which has enabled us to have enough food for our family."
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6 years ago
Emily
enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of was joining a merry-go-round 2 years ago. Through the group savings, I was able to purchase most of my assets such as furniture, clothes, kitchen ware and met most of my family needs without over-relying on my husband. "
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6 years ago
Dinah
enrolled.
"The achievement I am proudest of was using hybrid seeds on my farm 2 years ago which enabled me to harvest 6 bags of sorghum, 12 bags of maize and 4 bags of beans. That was the best I have ever harvested from my farm. I was able to sell part of the harvest and used the proceeds to pay my children's school fees."
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6 years ago
Selyne
enrolled.
"The biggest hardship I have faced is having an unreliable source of income which has made it difficult to provide my family's basic needs or even pay my daughter's secondary school fees."
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6 years ago
Kevin
received a $5 initial payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months because I will be able to buy enough food for my family as well as having an iron roof on my house."
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6 years ago
Rosemary
received a $5 initial payment.
"My new goals is to cement my house so that it may look presentable and to buy a cow so that I may also own like my neighbours."
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