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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When I received my first lumpsum transfer, I paid secondary school fees for my son with 15000 KES, I spent 3000 KES on a mattress and I plastered the walls and floor of my main house with sand and cement with the remaining 32000 KES.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Since I started receiving transfers from GD, we have never gone without food even for a single day, which has improved our health, the biggest difference in my daily life.
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?
l spend 6000kshs to buy three sucks of maize and the remaining 4000 kshs l use it for pay school fees my child
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
l am planning to plaster my house and clear school fees for my child.
Enrolled
access_time almost 9 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to plaster my house because in the long run it's expensive to smear it every now and again, buy an ox-plough and two bulls to ease my work as a farmer and use the rest on my son's secondary education.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that I am working hard to ensure that my son finishes his secondary school education.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is that I lack sufficient funds to feed and educate my children because we have no proper source of income as we depend on rain fed farming which at times disappoint us so much.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is at night when I am ready to sleep after the day's challenges.
