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 24,500KES on buying ironsheet, 13,000KES on timber and paid labour to build a simba for my son. i also bought a goat for keeping.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I do not worry anymore now that my son has a place to sleep.
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 spent 1200 KES on poultry, 1800 KES on 3 iron sheets, 2000 KES on school fees and 2000 KES on food.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I plan on building an iron roofed house and take my son to driving school.
Enrolled
access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning use my funds on horticultural farming because it's a good investment that can give me good income to improve my living standards.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that I have successfully raised my children and I have managed to educate some of my children through casual labor.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I am facing in life is lack of proper and reliable source of income. I am a widow, a sole provider to my family and yet I only depend on rain fed farming and casual labor.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is at noon when my children gather for lunch because I feel that I have then done well as their mother.
