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 ($467 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the whole of my last transfer to pay collage fee for my son who completed his secondary school, this was a great relief on me since l could not manage to take him to college.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($490 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent 30,000KES of the first transfer on buying bricks, sand, and cement for finishing my iron roofed house. I paid 15,000KES school fees for my child and bought fertilizer and seeds @5,000KES.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference is that I ran out of money after I had started building my house, but now I hope to finish it and move in.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I invested half of my transfer on my second-hand clothes selling business (my source of income)to boost my returns and the other half on buying sand that will be used to plaster my house.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
We are planning to spend our upcoming transfer on paying school fees for our children and part of it on plastering our house with cement so that we have a decent house that will last long before needing any repairs.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I have planned to use the first transfer to expand my sweet potatoes business,the remaining one I will use it to pay school for my two children who are in high school and the other one who is in college. T
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The proudest achievement is that I have tried to educate all of my children though it's not easy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I am facing is keeping all of children in school. They are always sent home for school fees and the business am doing does not give me a lot of money.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when we are farming as a family.
