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.
Jacob's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jacob received a $475 third payment.
"I have bought a bull cow for ploughing my farm and repaired my house permanently. These are new goals I never had before receiving transfers."
Jael's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Jael received a $475 third payment.
"Yes, my new goal is educating my children further."
Helida's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Helida received a $492 third payment.
"I have now a new goal of educating my children and having a water tank in my home."
Eunice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Eunice received a $475 third payment.
"I bought nails 5100 KES, iron sheets 13200 KES, nails 2200 KES, timber paid 5000 KES a debt of 1700 KES, spent 10000 KES to pay dowry and am left with 7000 KES."
Monica's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Monica received a $475 third payment.
"I used to do business with my loans but now I am using my own capital. My children are also learning comfortably without being sent home for fees."
Eunice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Eunice enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we are facing currently is on making ends meet, my small vegetables business is not making much profit to sustain my big family."
Eunice's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Eunice enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we are facing currently is on making ends meet and on paying school fees for our children, the motorcycle my husband uses for the taxi business is not his and most of the profits goes to the owner leaving him with little to bring home."
Mercy's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Mercy enrolled.
"The achievement we're proudest of is having been able to save some cash and bought one sheep which to date has given birth to others and are now six in number."
Hellen's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Hellen enrolled.
"The biggest hardship we're faced with currently on paying huge school fees for our children.The only source of income is farming which due to drought has not been doing well."
Serphine's family
access_time over 8 years ago
Serphine enrolled.
"The achievement I'm proudest of is having been able to build my current house, we used to stay in a very small house with the all family and was very uncomfortable. "