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
50000 KES ($492 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer to pay school fee for my 3 kids for 30000 KES, 10000 KES i spent to buy cupboard, 6000 KES i spent to buy maize for family consumption, 1500 KES i spent to buy clothes and the remaining 2400 KES i spent to buy food.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
The new goal i have which i didn't have before receiving the transfer is to buy a water tank
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different because my house is neat, i have paid school fee and i live a healthy life due to good balance diet and stress free. I wouldn't manage these if i never received the transfer
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?
I spent 30000 KES of the first lumpsum on plastering my house, used 8000 KES on farming, bought 2 bags of maize at 6000 KES and used 5000 KES on buying clothing for my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
For the first time in my life I didn't experience financial challenges while farming.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I paid school fees 5000 KES, bought a sack of maize for 2000 KES and spent the rest of clothes and food for the family.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to repair my house and pay school fees for my child with the upcoming lumpsum transfer.
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access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We plan to spend the transfer to pay school fees for my children. We also plan to spend the transfer to cement the floor of our house. We also plan to pend the transfer to buy plastic tank for rainwater harvesting.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Our proudest achievement is that we have been able to construct iron roofed house for our family. We used to stay in a thatched house but this later changed because we worked hard and built a new house.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we don't have a stable source of income that can enable us to pay school fees for our children.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when am in the farm weeding. Farming has been a source of livelihood to my family and I always feel happy about it.
