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.
Learn more about how recipients opt in to share their stories.
There will be no further updates from this completed recipient.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($463 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
check
What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on buying a sofa set seat and five goats which I didn't have . I paid school fees for my child who is in high school nursery.I also bought two bags of maize and food for my family's consumption .I also bought fishing nets which my husband who is a fisherman uses for harvesting fish getting an income of 400 KES per day that is able to sustain oor family's needs as opposed to before when he mainly relied on hiring fishing nets from the other fishermen.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
attach_money
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on buying building materials which were used on building my new house because my previous house was grass thatched and had a leaky roof. I then used the rest on buying a sack of corn for my family's feeding.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have a nice iron roofed house something I have been wishing for for a longtime now.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
attach_money
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on purchasing a sack of maize to refill the stock that had just been exhausted. I also paid school for my children in school and is so glad today that I nolonger get frustrated of searching for school fees and food for my children.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt so happy when I received my transfer because it made me develop some trust with the organisation which had just visited us for the first time.
Enrolled
access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Trying to cope with the hard economic times considering the main source of incoming has its own share of changing patterns
What is the happiest part of your day?
Daytime
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I can easily build a new home, buy livestock and teach my child easily. Which if you ask me, is a dream come true!
