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 ($469 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer building a new house. This is because I used to live in a deserted compound . I am now happy because I have a nice house in a new compound.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($491 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
"I spent my second transfer on buying building material such as 30 pieces of iron sheet, 15 pole,8Kg of nails and 500 building sticks because my current house is small and can not even accommodate me with my children,I also use the remaining cash to buy food and cloths for my family."
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that i am now hopeful that i will constructed my house with the upcoming transfer having bought material."
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on purchasing a mattress at 4000KES and two blankets for 1000KES. I also paid some school fee balance for my kids of 3000KES. the remaining balance of 2000KES i spent on purchasing a sack of maize
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on constructing a new home
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We're planning to spend our transfer on building a new house which is bigger,secondly we intend to pay school fees for our children in primary school and lastly we plan to buy three sheeps for keeping.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we're proudest is having been able to build our current house, the thatched roof house we stayed in used to leak during rainy seasons and very uncomfortable for the children.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we're facing currently is on making ends meet and on paying school fees for our children, the motorcycle my husband uses for the taxi business belongs to someone else and most of the proceeds go to the the owner.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is normally in the morning when I visit my farm to cultivate hoping for better yields when harvesting season comes.
