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 spent my first transfer on paying school fees for my child.I also plastered,fixed a door and 3 windows to my house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have a cemented floor hence I don't have to repair it every time.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used the entire transfer to buy a cow which will provide me with free milk in the future.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I'm planning to cement the floor of my house because at the moment its earth. I have a plan of paying my daughter in high school fee. I'm also planning to invest the remaining portion in shoes business.
Enrolled
access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to use my transfer to expand my house because it's small, and start up a second hand clothes business because nobody is doing it in my village and I know I can earn well from it.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is that I have a house that I built after my husband's death. I don't have a proper source of income and yet I am the sole breadwinner to my family but I can look back and smile at the progress I have made in my home.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is the death of my loved ones. My husband died when I was only twenty six and I recently lost my daughter to a mysterious death at eleven years.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when my friends come to visit after work. This is because they help me forget my problems by telling me good stories.
