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 school fees for 13,000 KES and bought a heifer for 15,000 KES. I also bought 10 iron sheets at 6,500 KES, nails at 1,500 KES and cement at 6,000 KES. I have yet to spend the remaining part of the transfer.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I will plaster my house and I will not be spending time again doing constant repairs on the walls that have always taken much of productive time.
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 used the entire transfer to pay fee to my two sons in collage.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I'm planning to pay my children collage fee. I'm also planning to build a new iron roofed house because my current house is in bad condition.
Enrolled
access_time almost 9 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on paying school fees for my children who are in secondary school and college, I will use part of it to buy wire mesh so that I can fence my home,I will also use part of it to renovate my house as it has several cracks on the wall and the remaining amount I will buy a calf so that I can keep to remind me of Give Direct and how it has helped me.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is that I am a widow and I work hard in my small business of selling grains and fish thereby enabling me to take care of the large family that I have which include kids that were left behind by my son and his wife who had died.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that I have a heavy burden of school fees that really drains me and leaves me with very little that I can use to buy food for my children.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I wake up in the morning and pray to God to guide me throughout the day in my activities.
