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 ($469 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on the payment of my dowry and construction of a house. My family used to live in rental houses but after getting the third transfer we built a house and now we save the money that we used to pay for rent.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
From my second transfer, I bought iron sheets at 18,900 KES, bought trusses at 6,500 KES, bought building post at 5,500 KES, bought building nails at 1,700 KES, bought steel door at 6,000 KES, spent 3,000 KES to pay laborers building y house, bought 2 goats at 6,000 KEs and the remaining 2,100 KES I spent to buy food for my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My life is different in that I now live in a bigger house compared to the one I was in before and I am very comfortable
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used my token to buy a bag of maize KES 3500, utensils KES 1400, food KES 2000 and invested in my fish business KES 3000.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to build a new house and buy a cow with my upcoming lump-sum payment.
Enrolled
access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We're planning to spend our transfer in the following ways; Building our own house since we currently stay in a rental house,I also intend to use some to pay for my wife's dowry and lastly with the remaining bit, I will invest in farming.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we're proudest of is having been able to start a family together and now we're blessed with two children.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we are facing currently is on paying rent to our current rental house which is getting expensive as time goes by,this is also coupled with difficultly in making ends meet since we do not have a countious source of income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is normally in the evening when we sit as a family together to take on our evening meal,making stories and catching up on the days events.
