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 ($493 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent 20,000 KES to pay school fees (secondary school), bought seats for 15,000 KES and a bull for 13,000 KES. The rest was spent on buying school uniform.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The bull I bought is being used in ploughing and this has helped to reduce my farming expenses.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used my token payment to pay school fees (6000), dug a latrine pit (1500) and bought food (2800).
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I planning to repair my house, build a poultry house and buy household goods.
Enrolled
access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to buy two oxen which will help me till my farms using my ploughing machine. I also need to pay school fees for my three children who are in secondary schools.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is having managed to educate my son up to university level using just my meagre resources, I am very proud of him because he worked very hard and concentrated on his studies, in the end he did not disappoint me.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to pay school fees for my children and buy oxen, I am just a small scale farmer and the little money I get after selling my produce is not enough to enable me accomplish the above mentioned tasks.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I wake up and I am able to get some casual jobs, with a job I am assured of a meal in the evening.
