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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. Learn more about how recipients opt in to share their stories.
Eunice's family
access_time 8 years ago
Eunice received a $493 second payment.
"When I received my first lumpsum transfer, I built a semi-permanent house of 25 iron sheets at total cost of 30000 KES, I spent 8000 KES on a sofa set, 6000 KES on 2 goats and the remaining 6000 KES on 2 steel windows."
Herina's family
access_time 8 years ago
Herina enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having worked as a broom maker and after selling the brooms I was able to buy a goat. "
Lilian's family
access_time 8 years ago
Lilian enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is having started working in peoples farms as a casual worker and diligently saving my earnings. The first batch of savings that I had was used to buy a goat which late gave birth to kids. I later sold the offspring and bought a cow which gave birth to calves, after a while I sold the cattle and bought building materials which I used to build my current house. "
Charles's family
access_time 8 years ago
Charles enrolled.
"The proudest achievement is that I have some goats and sheep's that I have bought through farming"
Lilian's family
access_time 8 years ago
Lilian received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought 3 goats for keeping."
Redemta's family
access_time 8 years ago
Redemta received a $99 initial payment.
"goat @3,500KES, 2,300KES school uniform and shoes for my children, bed sheets @800KES, and 900KES on buying utensils."
Japheth's family
access_time 8 years ago
Japheth received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought a goat for 3,300 KES, paid school fees for 3,000 KES and started a rice selling business with 3,800 KES. (Had some money in M-pesa)"
Salina's family
access_time 8 years ago
Salina enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer to buy at least one cow and some goats, so as to improve my asset base. I am also planning to spend part of my transfer to pay school fees for my child who is completing primary school this year and going to join secondary school next year. "
Peter's family
access_time 8 years ago
Peter received a $493 second payment.
"I built a semi-permanent house of 30 iron sheets with 45000 KES of my first lumpsum transfer, I spent 2800 KES on a goat and the remaining 2200 KES on food."
Kevin's family
access_time 8 years ago
Kevin received a $99 initial payment.
"6,000KES on buying 2 goats for keeping, and spent the rest on food."
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