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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.
Maurice's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Maurice received a $466 third payment.
"I used a portion of the transfer to buy 3 bulls. I bought a water pump for irrigation purposes. I also bought foodstuffs for family consumption."
Maurine's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Maurine received a $97 initial payment.
"I spent 4000 KES from my first transfer to buy and fix a new wooden door to my house since the old one was eaten by termites and had become very weak. I also paid labor for repairing the walls of my house by mudding since rain water had erroded the walls badly. The whole balance was spent on buying foodstuffs for my family since we did not have enough food in the house."
Josephine's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Josephine received a $484 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that no longer rained upon now that am in an iron roofed house, unlike before when I used to live in a grass thatched house. I also get rain water from my ironed roof so I no longer use dirty river water for drinking."
Lucy's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Lucy received a $97 initial payment.
"My house had been burnt down in an accident, losing most of the items in the house. I then used the remaining water to my lwak.....ojtimre."
Mary's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Mary received a $484 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on installation of a 5,000 litre plastic water storage tank (40,000 KES), paid my Tithe to my Church as a sign of gratitude to God (5,000 KES)and started a rice -selling (5,000 KES). "
Juliana's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Juliana received a $484 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on building a 2-roomed kitchen (30,000 KES), a mattress (1,800 KES), a water storage container,a bag of dry corn for family consumption (5,000 KES) as well as assorted food items."
Milka's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Milka received a $484 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on buying building materials (iron sheets, polls and nails). I also bought a water container. "
Winnie's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Winnie received a $484 second payment.
"I spent most of my second transfer to buy steel windows, steel door and window panes which I have all fixed on my house. I bought a bull which will mature faster and I can later exchange for cow. I bought a water tank to store water during rainy season, a mattress, and cushions and the remaining amount, I spent to dig a pit latrine and also bought 25 tins of maize for my family's consumption."
Hellen's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Hellen received a $484 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on plastering my house which was in a very pathetic condition and could frequently be washed away by rain water. I also purchased 2 oxen that I intend to use in ploughing my farm. Initially I hired oxen for the same which I found out to be too expensive more so at this time when economic status of the country could hardly allow one incur such like expenses."
Veronica's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Veronica received a $484 second payment.
"I spent most of the second transfer to build a house, since l was staying in house which was almost collapsing down and it was also small. I also spent the transfer to buy furniture since l was sitting on a water container, the remaining balance l spent to buy solar for light my house."
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