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 paid for a piece of land on which I plan to build my home.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I now have a place to build my own home, I have been landless.
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 bought shop items and started a shop business at 8,000KES then bough 70 kilograms of maize at 1,450KES.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I want to build a new roofed house because am currently staying in a rental house.
Enrolled
access_time almost 9 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We are planning to buy cement, timber, nails and sand to be used for building our homestead and pay workers who will construct the home. We are also going to start a small business.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is having joined a women's support group and used my savings to start a small shop where I used to sell fast moving consumer goods.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income which I can then use to build my own homestead and therefore stop paying rent.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening after cooking supper for my family, this is when I get to spend time with them and it makes me very happy that they are fine and alive.
