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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Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal is to save and buy more furniture. Currently I have very fee furniture that when I have visitors I havd to borrow from my relatives. It is an embarrament but i do not have any source of income.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that l was able to plaster my house using the money I received from give directly . I am very happy and proud that I no longer walk in people's households looking for cow dung to smear my house. My children can walk and sit on the floor comfortably without worrying of being affected by jiggers as compared to before. I am now happly staying in a nice plastered house which I did not know that I could ever stay in.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months l expect to have bought more furniture anfpd not borrowing from the relatives when l have visitors.
15th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
I am happy that I am now living in a cleaner environment after I plastered the inner part of my house including the floor which has made the house easy to maintain and beautiful. I am also more pleased that I do not have to pay someone every few months to smear my house to keep it neat because I am no longer able to do it on my own due to old age.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I have been plastering my house which was made of mud in bits because I cannot afford to buy all the materials at once. So far, I have managed to plaster the inner part of the house and wishes to do so for the outer part as well. This has always been my plan, which means that I do not have a new one yet untill I complete plastering the entire house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
Other than having decent meals and never going hungry, these transfers have enabled me to improve my living environment. My main house was entirely made of mud before, but through the transfers and some little financial support I have been receiving from my children, I have managed to plaster the inner part of the house and the floor. This has brought a great difference in my life because I do not have to deal with the excess dust that was the biggest problem I faced living in an unplastered house. My bedding and seat covers were always dusty which required constant washing, something that I am not able to do at this age. I am happy that I do not have to worry about the dust and my seats and bedding can now stay cleaner for longer.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect that in the next six months, I will have completed the plastering of my main house so that I can focus on the kitchen. That kitchen also needs to be plastered as it also serves as a bedroom for my grandchildren and I would like if they also sleep in a better environment.
12th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
My life is currently different from how it was four months ago because l am eating a well-balanced diet as compared to before when l was eating one type of food throughout. I have also managed to save some amount to buy plastering materials. I am now sure of completing plastering my house.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal is to start saving for plastering materials which I plan to use to renovate my house. Whenever it rains, water
always washes away the wall and the floor too is very dust that one would not wish to stay in. I am also too old I can not repair the house every now and then being that it is very big.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, since I started receiving the money I have never gone to bed without eating anything being that I was budget wisely with the money I have been getting, I have also been eating very well because I have my own money I budget with I how i feel like and I always eat what I want.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, l expect to have completed plastering my house and staying in it comfortably. I will not be repairing the house all the time or even spending the money to pay people to repair it.
8th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
My life is currently different from how it was four months ago because l no longer spend money to buy parrafin as l used to do before.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal for the next four months is to plaster my house, since this is the easiest and cheapest way to maintain it, being that l am too old l can not repair it most of the time.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, l no longer spend money to buy parrafin to light my house, since l spent give directly's transfer to buy solar system that l am using to light my house.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months l expect to have completed plastering my house and stayed in a very nice comfortable house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2735 KES ($27 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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The recipient was not asked any questions as part of this follow up.
Enrolled
access_time almost 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is having to deal with the death and burial of my husband and so many of my youthful kinsmen whom I had very high hopes that will one day change my life.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evenings when I am able to rest after a hard days work as I enjoy a meal with my family.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer in plastering my currently mud house and also buying some livestock.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievements is having been able to maintain a peaceful homestead as the first wife in a polygamous home even after my husbands death.This is because most of my neighbors who are also in polygamous homesteads have been having alot of quarrels.