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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.
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8 years ago
Salmon
received a $493 second payment.
"I used my transfer to plaster my house (20000), bought chairs (12000) and 4 goats (20000), i added my own money (2000)"
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8 years ago
Wider
received a $493 second payment.
"I bought five goats for 12500 KES, furniture 10000 KES, water container 2500 KES, maize 3200 KES, paid 15000 KES for a fishing boat, sent mum 2000 KES."
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8 years ago
Shem
received a $493 second payment.
"l spent the transfer to pay debt of 15000 kshs, paid dowry of 20000 kshs, l bought goat and sheep at 7300 kshs, l also spent 7000 kshs to improve my business."
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8 years ago
James
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my first transfer on a big cow for 18,000 KES, 2 goats for 7,000 KES, Poultry project for 15,000 KES and secondary school fee for 10,000 KES"
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8 years ago
Caren
received a $99 initial payment.
"I bought three goats at 7,700 KES, one blanket at 995 KES and 20 kilograms of maize at 1,100 KES."
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8 years ago
Eunice
enrolled.
"My proudest achievement is that l have struggled managed to save money with savings and loaning group and going to get money at the end of the year to a goat. "
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8 years ago
Christine
received a $493 second payment.
"I spent my 1st Transfer on plastering our existing family house for 43,000 KES and buying 2 goats for 7,000 KES."
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8 years ago
Charles
received a $493 second payment.
"I bought two cows at 24,000 KEs, paid 8,000 KES school fee for my child in high school, one mattress at 3,700 KES, one still door at 7,500 KES, one goat at 2,000 KES, 60 kilograms of maize at 2,400 KES then added some of my money to the rest of tha cash and did a shopping for my high school daughter at 3,000 KES."
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8 years ago
Irene
received a $493 second payment.
"We spent 25,000 KES and 5,000 KES on other expenses to pay my bride price. We also spent 5,000 KES on medical expenses. bought 17 iron sheets for 11,550 KES and bought a goat for 1,800 KES. The remaining was spent on buying food."
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8 years ago
Hellen
received a $493 second payment.
"I have cows that will help me plough, get young ones and milk. The goat i bought has already given me a young one which later i can sell and take care of my other needs. I also acquired household utensils that i never had."
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