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
48200 KES ($475 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 paying school fees.I also plastered my house and built a kitchen.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I have a new goal of starting a business.
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 my child is in college because I paid fees.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($496 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent 16,000 KES to pay fees for my daughter in college, 20,000 KES to pay school fees for my son in secondary school, I spent 9,000 KES on eye treatment for my son in Sabatia. I also bought 8 iron sheets at 4,800 KES to repair my roof.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
If I had not received the transfers, I would have been compelled to sell my piece of land so as to educate my children. I did not sell my land and am still farming on it and my children have been able to go to school.
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 a portion of the transfer to pay my son in secondary school fee. I also purchase my bedding.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I'm planning to pay fee to my daughter in collage. I'm also planning to pay fee to my son in secondary school.
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access_time almost 9 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to spend the transfer to pay school fees for two of my children in high school and college. I also plan to spend the transfer to renovate my house. The iron sheets are old and leaking.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that I have been able to construct a house for the family though it has become old nowadays.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is lack of enough money to pay school fees for my children. I just depend on making charcoal and sisal ropes which only give me meagre income and therefore cannot meet all the needs.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when am busy making charcoal or sisal ropes which I later sell to earn a living.
