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 paying school fees.I also started a livestock business,my wife started a charcoal business and built a shade for my goats.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have an income from my business hence I can meet my family's daily needs.
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 gave 3,500KES to my wife to do a charcoal business, spent 3,500KES to weed my farms, spent 1,000KES on school fee for my daughter and then spent the rest on the daily sustainance of my family.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I plan to start an animal (cow, goats and sheep) business and then start paultry raring in my compound.
Enrolled
access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We plan to spend the transfer to pay school fees for our child in high school. We also plan to spend the transfer to start a business that would provide us with additional income. We also plan to spend the transfer to buy agricultural inputs.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Our proudest achievement is that we have worked hard and bought three goats and a cow which we are proud of.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we don't have a stable source of income that we can use to pay school fees. We have one child in a national school and others in County schools. This come along with huge fee demands which doesn't match our income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when am weeding in my farm.
