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 bought 15 bags of cement at 12,750 KES, one still door at 8,000 KES, a lorry of sand at 4,000 KES, a lorry of gravel at 4,500 KES, door panes at 400 KES, paid 5,000 KES labor charge, 3,000 KES transportation fee, bought one and half sacks of maize at 3,500 KES, paid 4,750 KES loan at the Kenya Women then used the rest on food for the house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Am now doing a grocery business which helps me to cater for my family needs.
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 spent my Token payment on purchase of a water storage container for 3,000 KES, furniture for 4,000 KES and assorted food for 3,000 KES
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I plan to spend my upcoming lump sum payment on 1 steel door and 3 windows, livestock and furniture.
Enrolled
access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We plan to spend the transfer to plaster our house. We also plan to spend the transfer to buy steel doors and windows which we will fit into our house. We also plan to spend the transfer to start a business to diversify our sources of income. We also plan to spend the transfer to buy a cow.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Our proudest achievement is that we have been able to build a house. We saved some money which we got from a local table banking group and later used it to buy iron sheets and building materials.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we don't have a stable source of income. We depend on quarrying as a major source of income but its not reliable hence making life unbearable during low seasons.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when am having dinner with my family.
