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 ($465 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent part of my third transfer on buying furniture for my house, before I used to sit on very old-fashioned seats. The ones I have now are modern and fashionable. Part of it, I spent on paying school fees for my son who had just joined secondary school. The remaining I spent on buying food for my family consumes.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I wanted to build a room for my house,so i bought seventeen iron sheets that cost me 11050 KES,i bought timber and nails that cost me 7000 KES, I bought a solar panel worth 15000 KES, its battery was 8000 KES. I also bought one sack of corn at 40400 KES for my family consumption. The rest i used to buy food for my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Atleat nowadays my visitors have a place to sleep when they visit me. I also have maize that at my disposal for my family consumption.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used my token payment to buy a gas cooker KES 6000 and 50 kg maize KES 3800.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to invest my upcoming lump-sum payment in livestock business. I will buy cows, chicken and sheep.
Enrolled
access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on timber, iron sheets, wire mesh and labour to construct a poultry house, and then buy some chicks and start poultry farming.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of selling earthen pots and using the money to feed my family.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of capital to start any meaningful business.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I am cleaning up and arranging my house so that it looks neat.
