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 used my transfer to buy 3 windows (1050), a steel door (7000), sand (7000), 10 bags of cement (6500), food (6000), paid labor charges (7000) and secondary school fees (15000).
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I was tired of frequent smearing of the house now i have plastered it i do not have to smear ever again.
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 bought a matress @3,500KES, and paid 6,000KES school fees for my child who had been sent away from school.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I plan to buy and fix metal windows and door in my house. I also plan to buy cement to cement the floor and walls of my house to finish it.
Enrolled
access_time almost 9 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to spend the transfer to buy a bed and beddings. I also plan to spend the transfer to buy windows and install in my house. My house currently lacks proper ventilation. I also plan to spend the transfer to pay school fees for my son in high school.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that I have been able to pay school fees for two of my children up to high school level. They are now waiting to join college. I managed to do this through the little money that I have been getting from charcoal and sisal ropes that I do make.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is lack of a stable source of income that can enable me pay school fees for my children. Sometimes, they have been sent home due to unpaid fee balances.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when am busy making sisal ropes that I do sell at the local market to earn a living.
