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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Receiving the cash transfers means so much to me and my family. We believe that it will be a life changer and a boost. For the first cash transfer we plan to build a chiken house and purchase six chicken. We intend to spend about KES 18000 of the cash transfers on this. This is important because once we sell the chicken we shall have income in the long term. For the second cash transfer, I intend to fence my land with the intention of growing grass. Since our village is dry with occasional rains and the inability to plant other crops growing grass will help us during the dry season. We intend to use about KES 45000 of the cash transfers on this. For the third cash transfers we intend to use KES 20000 to pay school fees for our children and the remaining KES 25000 we intend to purchase 5 goats. With the goats we shall have an investment which we can sell in future.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiness over the past 6 months came from my grocery store. Having made a good sale over the past three months greatly delighted me and brought us joy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The challenge I'm facing currently is a lack of money. I depend on charcoal burning and a Grocery store which is not enough to cater for my family's needs. Despite my husband being a teacher all his money goes to paying school fees for our children. We have 2 children in college,3 in primary school and 1 in secondary school. The cost of paying fees is so much and has made life challenging since both our efforts are not enough to meet the household needs and also pay school fees.
