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
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on expanding my house.I paid school fees for my children,bought utensils,a chair and 2 sacks of maize.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I have anew goal of buying chairs.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life different than it would have been if I never received the transfer because I have a spacious house.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($495 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my first lumpsum transfer on paying school fees for my children.I also paid a loan.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that my children are able to stay in school because I paid school fees.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used a portion of the transfer to pay fees to my daughter in secondary school. I also invested the rest in stone chipping business.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I'm planning to cement the floor of my house. I'm also planning to buy chairs with a portion of the remaining amount while the rest I'll pay fees to my daughter.
Enrolled
access_time almost 9 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
First,I would like to build a pit latrine since I don't have one,I have been using my neighbour's latrine for quite sometime but now I feel I should own one that will serve my family. Secondly, I would like to plaster my house because I want to prevent dust-born diseases. Lastly,I would like to spend the rest on school fees since I have a daughter in secondary school and another one in college.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Looking back, I would say that owning a decent iron roofed house is one of the achievements I'm proudest of because I used to stay in a grass thatched house that used to leak alot whenever it rained.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship has been to raise school fees because I don't have a reliable job than can enable me earn a good income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I'm happiest in the morning when working in my Shamba because It gives me hopes of getting good yields.
