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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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($494 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I used my transfer to pay fee for my children in secondary school (30000), bought a cow (15000) and food (4500).
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I now have a cow that will soon give me milk for use and sale. My children are in school because fees is fully paid. I thank GD for the improvement in my life.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent the entire transfer on paying school fees for my child in secondary school
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I plan to spend on farming, and use part of the money as capital to start a maize selling business so that I may have an income. I also plant buy ironsheet, timber and nails and build an iron roofed house.
Enrolled
access_time almost 9 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I have planned to pay school fees and buy a new boat to use for fishing activities.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The proudest achievement achievement is that through my small business of selling seedling I have managed to pay school fees for my children.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship is that I have lost very close relatives of mine that I had gained on.
