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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Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I was hospitalized when i received my first transfer, thus I used 2400 KES to pay my hospital bill. I also paid 3200 KES as school fees for my child in secondary school. The balance was spent on buying a sack of dry maize and other food items for myy family since we did not have enough food in the house.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt so happy and relieved the moment I received my money because I needed to pay for my medication and also pay school fees for mt child, yet I had no other money of my own.
Enrolled
access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship in my life is how to get resources to build a good house, because i was employed but later lost my job, since then, getting my basic needs have been a bigger challenge, and had no where to start.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is morning, because i am a fisherman and we fish at night, and in the morning is when we sell our fish to get income. When the catch is good, i am sure that my family will have something to eat. Again spending the whole night in water is hard, but coming back in the morning safely, makes me happy since i will be able to join my family again.
