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
50000 KES ($486 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 buying iron sheets which I used for the renovation of my house which used to leak. The remaining part of the money I used for paying schools fees for my child who was joining form one.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on purchasing a bed and a mattress,decent clothes for the children,food to sustain the family,paid school fees,purchased seats and spent most of the transfer on building a kitchen to have a separate cooking place and sleeping place for the children.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that my children sleep within the compound,I don't have to talk to a neighbor to allow them spend the night.
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 spent my first transfer on buying a radio worth 1000 KES, curtains worth 1000 KES, blanket worth 1500 KES, food stuff worth 3500 KES, payed school fees worth 2000 KES and bought utensils worth 1000 KES,
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to renovate my house, build a latrine and fence my home with my upcoming transfer
Enrolled
access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to pay school fees for my class eight child
I plan to start a business selling second hand clothes
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am most proud of is being able to take my children through school despite being a widow with no steady income
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced is being left a widow at an early age to cater for my family with no steady income
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I am with my family talking and laughing together
