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
47900 KES ($479 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the larger part of my third transfer on cementing my house and now I have a peace of mind since I no longer have to worry of incuring frequent expenses of mantaining my previous mud house through smearing . I also bought a calf which I used to admire
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on renovating my house by cementing the internal walls and floor since it was earlier a mud house.I fixed a steel door and two steel windows. I also bought a calf and a bag of maize . Ialso paid school fees for my three children who are one in high school and two in primary school respectively.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have a spacious house decently cemented now and its presentable hence when my neighbors pass-by they are perplex of how nice it looks as opposed to before when I was staying in a mud house.
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 spent my first transfer to pay school fees for my children and bought food for my family,I also bought school uniform for my children and a goat as my saving.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt very happy because I was able to pay school fees for my children.
Enrolled
access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is school fees. My children have been sent home from school and I don't have money to pay their school fees.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am always happy in the mornibg when in the farm because it makes me to be hopeful of getting food by the end of the day.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
At first I believed what people said about this Money but now that I am in the programme, I have believed it is real and life changing.
