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 paid school fees (20000 KES) bought furniture (10000 KES) cemented my house with (11800 KES) bought three goats (7400 KES) and the rest spent on weeding.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that I have bought the things I did not have and feel more comfortable. I have also paid school fees for my two sons thus reduced the burden.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I bought a mattress and a blanket. My bedding was to old. I also purchased family clothes and foodstuffs.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I'm planning to cement the floor of my house. It is earth and full of jiggers. I'm also planning to build a pit latrine. Current I answer my calls at my brother's latrine which isn't sound nobble.
Enrolled
access_time almost 9 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on buying cement that I will use to plaster the floor of my house,I will buy a mattress as the one I have is very old,I will use part of it to build a toilet in my compound and the remaining amount I will pay school fees for my two children who are in secondary school.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is that I have been doing a lot of casual jobs which has enabled me to take my kids to school up to the secondary school level.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that I don't have any property that I can sell so that I pay school fees for my children and I am forced to beg other people for assistance so that I can support them.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is is when I go to my farm in the morning to plough it,I feel happy when the crops grow healthy as I believe that when I harvest the crops I will have food to eat and some that I can sell to pay school fees for my kids.
