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 spent 37,000 KES on paying bride price, 10 iron sheets were bought for 6,500 KES, I paid 4,000 KES for school fees. The rest was spent on other HH expenses.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Since I paid the bride price, my spouse came back and so we have had peace in our home and this has enabled us to concentrate on other things.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent 3500 KES on school fees, 2000 KES on food and 3000 KES on buying 2 sheep.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I plan on building an iron roofed house and starting a cereals business.
Enrolled
access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to use my funds to boost my shoe selling business in order to uplift my life and invest in livestock rearing so as to be able to pay dowry.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that I have been a good single parent to my twins whom their mother abandoned at two years and now they are nine years old. I have worked hard to ensure they have food and go to school.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face in life is that I lack money to boost my business so as to be able to change my living standards.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I am with my children monitoring their daily progress in school work.
