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 Secondary, primary , and pre-unit school fee, books and uniform for my 6 children for 34,000 KES, and plastered the inside of my house for 16,000 KES.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that they laughed at us since we walked almost naked, went without food and children had no school fee me due to my extreme poverty , but this has stopped since GD enabled me to cloth my children , and pay their school fee.
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 paid 6,000KES for school fees for my child in secondary school, and 1,000KES for the two in pre school. I also paid 1,000KES for sinking a pit latrine, and 1,000KES on buying slippers and clothes for the children, the rest of the money was spent on food.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I plan to pay school fees for my children, construct the pit latrine that was sunk, and buy cement to cement the floor and walls of my house to finish it.
Enrolled
access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to start a small shop where I will sell fast moving consumer goods to my fellow villagers, use some of the money to buy cement and sand that will be used to repair the walls of my house, pay school fees for my children and buy a few household items.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is having been a fish trader and also being a part of of a table banking group,when I combined the profits I got as a fish trader and my dividends from the group I then got enough funds to build my own house which I am very proud of.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face right now is that my husband died in 1998 and left with four children, later on in the year 2000, my co wife also died and I had to take care of her six children. This enormous burden I have had to shoulder alone and it is becoming nearly impossible for me to adequately feed, clothe and educate them since I have no sustainable source of income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning because I can praise God and when I get to see my family alive and well it makes me especially grateful to him for blessing me.
