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 over 6 years ago
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
from my second transfer, I paid school fees at 6,000 KES, bought water pipes at 21,000 KES, bought knapsack sprayer at 6,000 KES, bought seedlings for planting at 6,000 KES, bought 1 sack of maize at 3,500 KES, gave my wife 2,000 KES for daily household expenditure, spent 2,000 KES to pay medical bills, and the remaining 2,500 KES, I spent to buy food for my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have knapsack sprayer which I use in spraying my cattle, my farm and I have bouhgt seedlings to plant in my plot
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I paid 5,000 KES school fee for my two children in primary school then added some of my money to the rest of the cash and went for my son's certificate which was caught in school in the college due fee arrears.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
AM planning to buy water irrigation pipes for my farm.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We are planning to spend our transfer on paying school fees for our three children,one is in college and the rest in secondary school. We will use the remaining bit to start up a small business to help with income generation.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we're most proudest of is having been able to see our first born through secondary school and he is currently in college and with the transfer we will receive,we believe he will be able to finish and get a job and support us.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we're facing currently is on paying school fees for our children,the agricultural activities we rely on is not doing well due to lack of funds to buy farm equipment.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day has to be in the morning when I visit my farm to weed expecting good produce when harvesting season comes.
