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 plastered the floor and walls of my main house with 30000 KES of my first lumpsum transfer, I paid secondary school fees for my son with 3000 KES, I cultivated my farm with 3500 KES and I have been using the remaining 13500 KES for buying food and other household items like tableware.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I was initially living as a widower, however when I received transfers from GD, I managed to seduce and tantalize a lady with what I had till I got the love of my life and we are now happily married, the biggest difference in my daily life.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
We spent my Token payment on school fee for 3,500 KES, ploughing for 3,000 KES and farming input for 3,000 KES
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
We plan to spend the upcoming lump sum payment on plastering our current house, buying seats, paying school fee and paying weeding services for our crop.
Enrolled
access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to spend the transfer to pay school fees for my son in high school. I also plan to spend the transfer to buy household items like furniture. I also plan to spend the transfer to buy oxen plough that I will use to plough my farms.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that I have worked very hard and managed to build a house for my family.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that I don't have a stable source of income. I have two children in high school. I struggle alot to pay their school fees which forces me at times to go hungry to ensure that they stay in school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part is in the evening when am busy making dry firewood for sale.
