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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almost 7 years ago
Angelina
received a $464 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on plastering my 3 room house that I had extended using my second transfer. I needed to live in a decent house, since housing is paramount and yet I could not manage to do it before receiving GD support due to the high poverty and the burden of providing Secondary education for my orphaned grandchild."
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almost 7 years ago
Rose
received a $484 third payment.
"I spent a portion of my third transfer on a sofa set to furnish my house which was very empty and embarrassing. Whenever I had visitors, say for example, Give Directly staff, I ran to borrow plastic seats from the neighborhood. This was a bit hectic but had no alternative to this. Secondly, I paid school fee for my daughter who was preparing to sit for her final primary school examinations. I can clearly attest that were it not for the transfer, the daughter could not managed to sit for her examinations but rather dropped out of school to get married. I am happy for the help Give Directly that has seen me this far."
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almost 7 years ago
Emmanuel
received a $467 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on buying building materials that I am planning to use to build my own house. I used to stay in my aunt's house, but we had to move out when she came back and occupied the house. I also bought furniture and food for my household consumes. I am happy I am going to have my own house soon."
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almost 7 years ago
Lydia
received a $464 third payment.
"I bought sofa set with my last transfer because the ones I had were worn out and old, I also bought a steel window and a steel door for my house which I built with my second transfer lastly I used part of the last transfer to buy fertilizer, seeds, paid the workers who would help me in ploughing and also bought other farming equipment to help me in farming."
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almost 7 years ago
Patrick
received a $464 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on plastering our 3 room house to provide us with a decent place to live, which we could not do earlier due to low earnings and educational burden, and so GD support provided us that opportunity."
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almost 7 years ago
George
received a $467 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on paying for my wife's dowry given that I had not paid as tradition require of me. I also spent some money on connecting my house to electric power. I used to use a paraffin lamp and I thought of upgrading to electricity I also bought furniture for my living room, I now live a very comfortable life."
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almost 7 years ago
Wilfrida
received a $464 third payment.
"I spent most of my third transfer on renovating my house which had been constructed halfway and could not be completed due to lack of funds. I was glad that I managed to finish the construction of the house and even plastered the whole of it. In addition to that, I purchased two sets of sofa to furnish the beautifully constructed house that everyone keeps on admiring."
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almost 7 years ago
Elizabeth
received a $464 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on school fee and text books for 6,500 KES, a mattress for 5,000 KES, sheep for 3,000 KES as I wish to rear them gradually and eventually get a cow. I also paid my school fee as an Adult learner enrolled in an Adult Continue Education program for 3,000 KES since I never completed , bought cushions for 2,500 KES.I bought family clothing for 7,000 KES.I have saved money that will support me in resuming my cereals business during the school holidays."
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almost 7 years ago
Prisca
received a $464 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on buying two cows. I took one to my maternal home as dowry payment given that my husband passed on without doing so as tradition require of me. The other I am rearing. I am happy I have done this and fulfilled our traditions. I also added my stock. I sell secondhand clothes and now I do not have to work in people's farms to make ends meet for my family as I make profits from my business."
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almost 7 years ago
Mwanahawa
received a $467 third payment.
"I am the second wife to my husband and we have troubles relating with my co wife one of the problems being that she blamed me of killing her daughter who had a long ailment and later died. This accusations was not sitting well with me so I decided to move my home and have my own compound to reduce the fighting and blaming and for this reason when I received my last transfer I used it to move out of her compound and build a house in my own compound. I also saved part of the last transfer money to VSL a savings Sacco so that when my daughter goes to school next year and will be boarding I would be able to afford the boarding fees and I also used part of the money to pay school fees for my son who joined a college in Kisumu studying a course to do with Human Rights."
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