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 ($484 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I am a farmer but I so not have my own land,so,when I received my third transfer I on leasing a four acre piece of land where I do subsistence farming. I also bought my daughter clothes as the ones she had had worn out.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on purchasing decent clothes for the family members,food to sustain the family,paid school fees and invested most of the transfer in farming activity.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I don't struggle renting land and paying workers to prepare my parcel of land by borrowing in the women's group unlike before.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer to repay a 2000 KES loan i owed a group,i gave my husband 5000 KES to buy his masonry tools,I spent 1000 KES to buy food for my family and I have saved the rest to help me in my daily house expenses.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I want to use the upcoming transfer to construct a new house.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to buy building materials and build my own homestead.I also plan to go back to my fish selling business that I was doing before but stopped due to lack of finance.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My greatest achievement is that my marriage is peaceful and full of love.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have is that I took a loan to boost my business but the business collapsed before I completed that loan,so paying it back has been hard.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when I am resting after work.
