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 used my first lumpsum transfer as follows: I built a semi-permanent house of 22 iron sheets with 28725 KES and I spent 21000 KES on 3 cows that I used to pay dowry for my wife.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Initially, I lived in a leaking grass-thatched house that could pour water on us drenching our belongings, making us cold and vulnerable to cases of malaria, however, this is no longer the case since I acquired an iron-roofed house, we are living warmly the biggest difference in our daily life.
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 3000 KES of my token payment on a sack of maize, 3000 KES on a mattress, 1000 KES on a blanket, 3000 KES on vegetables and fruits for my household members.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I want to buy 30 iron sheets with my upcoming lumpsum payment and build a house.
Enrolled
access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We plan to spend the transfer to construct a house for our family. We also plan to spend the transfer to pay bride price required by my in-laws. We also plan to spend the transfer to buy agricultural in - puts like maize seeds and fertilizer that we will apply during sowing and top dressing. This is in a bid to improve on the harvest.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
We don't have anything to count as an achievement in our lives. Life has been so frustrating to us being that both of us are suffering from Epilepsy and we majorly depend on well wishers.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that both of us have been suffering from Epilepsy. This condition has made us to be helpless and we majorly depend on well wishers for support.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when am making sisal ropes for an income.
