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 39000 KES in plastering my house, 4000 KES in buying bedding and used the rest to buy food.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I am happy and at peace because I managed to do most of the things I didn't expect I would achieve in my 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 sunk a latrine made of bricks using 6500 KES of the token payment and spent the remaining 3500 KES on food.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I have planned to enroll my daughter in a community and health work course in a college and construct an iron-roofed house using this upcoming lumpsum payment.
Enrolled
access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to plaster my house so as to prevent insects and other dangerous animals like snakes from residing inside the cracks on the mud walls. I also plan to use part of my transfer on my daughter's college education.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that I am a hard working woman who does not depend entirely on her husband. Through my small savings in my merry go round group, I have built my kitchen and acquired livestock .
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face in my life is lack of sufficient finances to feed, clothe, and educate my children because I have no proper source of income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when I am at the market selling my products and interacting with different people. Being with people make me forget my problems.
