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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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($468 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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The recipient was not asked any questions as part of this follow up.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($491 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to buy my first cow that will give me milk to sell and consume, I then spent another amount to pay school fees for my daughter in secondary school and the remaining amount was spent on farming expenses.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that I do not have to worry about where to get money to pay school fees for my daughter or even how I will work on my farms during the planting season.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spend my first transfer on paying my school fees 6000 KES and doing shopping of 3000 KES.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
Am planning to spend my upcoming transfer to built a house and toilet.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We're planning to spend our transfer on growing of sugarcane since it does very well in our soil and has ready market, secondly we intend to buy a cow that will be giving us milk and lastly we plan to buy furniture for the house since we have very old ones.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we're proudest of is having been able to acquire some livestock through little savings but we later sold them to pay school fees for our children.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we are facing currently are several; Paying school fees for our two children in secondary school,diseases have also been a constant occurrence in our lives and most times we're bed ridden,lastly fending for the family is a hustle given that we don't have a proper source of income other than farming.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon after completing all the works around the house and resting as the evening sets in.
