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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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent 22000 KES of my first lumpsum transfer on a lorry of bricks and the remaining 28000 KES on 30 iron sheets and I am now planning to build.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I am now having livestock and I don't need to worry a lot when my children are sent home for school fees since I can easily turn the livestock to cash and pay them school fees, the biggest difference I have achieved in my daily life.
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 two goats at 4,700 KES, one blanket at 3,000 KES, 8 kilograms of maize at 300 KES then paid 2,000 KES school fee for my child.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
Am planning to build an iron roofed house with cemented floor and walls then boost my second clothes business.
Enrolled
access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to buy sand, cement, lime and pay a construction worker who will use the materials to plaster my house. The remaining transfers will be used to increase more capital into my business so that I can increase the quantity of my inventories of plastic items that I sell.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is having started a small business selling plastic household items and by diligently saving my profits, I have been able to buy very many essential household items like utensils, beddings and toiletries.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to enable me carry out repairs on house, my current house is always collapsing when the rainy season arrives, I am afraid it might collapse at night and maim or even kill a member of my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I am relaxing after a hectic day at the market.I always look forward to seeing my family members in the evening and if they are all fine I always breath a sigh of relief.
