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 spent 38000 KES in catering for the cost of plastering my house and fixing both widows and doors. paid 5500 KES paid school fee and used the rest in buying food.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I was previously in mud house which I had to repair after every 3 months which was expensive maintaining but now I have a plastered 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 spent 6000 KES of my token payment on a subsistence farming and the remaining 4000 KES on food.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to plaster my main house and buy a sofa set with the upcoming lumpsum payment.
Enrolled
access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I have planned to pay school fees for my children and will set up a small business. I will also plaster my house.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The proudest achievement is that I have taken my children to school
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I have had is being without food and having no proper shelter for my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when am attending to my crops
