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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I spent the first lumpsum in buying water tank at 28000 KES, paid 15000 KES in school for fee and spent the rest in buying a few households.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I am so much at peace because I no longer ask for water from neighbors because I have water tank.
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 spent 4000 KES of my token payment on a college fees, 4000 KES on plowing my beans farm and the remaining 2000 KES on food.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I will buy 3000 L water tank at 15000 KES, settle merry-go-round debt and spend the remaining amount on a cow.
Enrolled
access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to build a kitchen that can also serve as a bedroom for my grown up children, invest in quarry to earn more income to educate my children, and purchase a water tank to harvest rain water for drinking.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that I have educated my children through hard work of quarry because my spouse died in the year 2000 when our firstborn who is now in college was only six years old. Now I have three children in secondary school.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face in my life is being a single parent to my children because I have to toil a lot to be able to feed, educate and clothe them while my income is very little.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I have accomplished my objectives of the day.
