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
48200 KES ($475 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer to buy a water tank for 24000 KES, steel door for 8000 KES, mattress for 3500 KES and 2000 KES i spent on buying food. I also spent 10000 KES to pay school fee for my children.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I have a new goal of buying oxen for tilling my farms. I didn't have this goal before receiving the transfer
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different because i have a better house, i drink clean water and i get my daily meal. I wouldn't have all this if i never receive the transfer.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent the whole of the first lumpsum on buying building materials (iron sheets, nails and timber) and it also catered for building labor.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I am happy because I now have the type of a house that I have always longed for.
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 spent the transfer on buying mattress 4000 KES , water drum 1700 KES , medical bills 3000 KES and used balance on daily meals.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spend it on house extension .
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on building a bigger house as I will buy thirty iron sheets and timber that will be used in building my house, I will spend part of the transfer on buying a water tank so that I can harvest rain water, part of the transfer I will spend on paying school fees for my two children who are in secondary school and the other who is in college and the remaining amount I will budget it on food for my family.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that I am proudest of is that I have been able to take my kids to school and also build a house using money that I have been getting from the sale of my farm produce.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that getting school fees for my children is not easy as farming business at times experience huge losses due to persistent drought and this usually makes my kids to be sent back home when I delay in paying their school fees.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I go to my farm in the morning to plough it and in the end I manage to get a good harvest. This makes me happy as I am able to get cash from the sale of the farm produce which I can use to pay for my kids education.
