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 ($467 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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The recipient was not asked any questions as part of this follow up.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on building my house 30000 KES,bought furniture 10000 KES and use the remaining 10000 KES for my daily upkeep.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that i have built an iron roofed house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
We bought mattress 2000 KES, blanket 1000 KES, table 2000 KES, utensils 600 KES, school fees 3000 KES and maize.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
We are planning to build a house with the upcoming lumpsum transfer payment.
Enrolled
access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We are planning to spend our transfer on food and household items, because we lack a lot of things in our house after we lost most of the things we had in a fire which ravaged our house.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is enrolling two children in secondary school using meagre savings from our subsistence farming.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is loosing most of my household items in a fire which consumed our house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I have confirmed that all my children are safely back from school.
