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 a larger portion of the first lumpsum in catering for the cost of building iron roof house and used 4000KES in buying a goat.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I had a squeezed house but now I have a big house.
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 paid school fees for children in primary school using 5000 KES of the token transfer and I spent the remaining 5000 KES on 10 iron sheets and timber.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to build an iron-roofed house, start a grocery and buy a cow.
Enrolled
access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to start a business that involves buying and selling cereals like maize, beans, rice, green grams and groundnuts. I will also buy and sell fast moving consumer goods.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is having worked in a factory making clothes and I was able to save my earnings, these I then used to educate my children.
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 pay school fees for my children who are in primary school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is around midday when my children come home from school, we often then have lunch together and it makes me very happy when I am spending time with them.
