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 ($475 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third cash transfer on buying 24 bags of cement 16,800 KES, sand 7,000 KES, steel door 7,000 KES, labor charge 10,000 KES and deposited 7,200 KES in my savings account.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
My new goal is to open a grocery shop to enable me earn daily income.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
The biggest difference in my life is that I have built and plastered my house with my cash transfer.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($494 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I bought building materials and built a house with my second transfer.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life os having build anew house. I am happy to have moved from my old previous house.
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 bought a solar lamp at 3,000 KES, utensils at 4,000 KES, am still having 2,500 KES cash.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
Am planning to build an iron roofed house with cemented walls and floor.
Enrolled
access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to spend the transfer to plaster the floor of my house. I also plan to spend the transfer to buy a cow. I also plan to spend the transfer to construct a toilet.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that I have been able to build iron roofed house for my family.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that I am faced with hunger. I don't have a stable source of income that I can use to pay school fees for my grandson in high school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when am in my farm weeding my crops. Farming has been a source of livelihood to my family and I always feel happy about it.
