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
47900 KES ($464 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent the larger part of my second transfer on buying building materials such as 44 pieces of iron sheets since I planning to build a decent spacious three roomed house. I bought a calf 12500 KES and a bag of maize 3800 KES .I also bought clothes for my children 1000 KES
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have managed to buy the necessary building materials hence I am hopeful of building a decent iron sheet house which I have been longing for in a long time since at the moment I am staying in a leaky grassed thatched house and this condition is not pleasant at all.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent most of the transfer to dig and build a pit latrine since we where using neighbor's latrine but after he fenced his compound we could not access it. The remaining balance l spent on farming.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment l received the transfer l was very happy because l knew that all that want l will now get.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I am facing is the poor condition of my grass thatched house. During rainy seasons, the house seriously leaks and my family is forced to seek shelter from other relatives' homes.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happiest in the evening when we are seated together as a family over a meal after the day's activities.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I feel so good about receiving the cash because I have been mainly depending on subsistence farming and realizing very low produce due to lack of farm inputs but now I will be able to boost my farming, buy fertilizer and other farm inputs to produce more.
